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  Academic Words Level 2 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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jelly  Speak Example sentences
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feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
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bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing
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a substance having the consistency of semi-solid foods
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bend the knee; fall or rest on the knees
landing  Speak Example sentences
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full of loud and nonmusical sounds; clamorous
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one who has legal title to something; owner
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touchdown; an act of coming down to the earth
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unit of weight equal to 16 ounces
loosen  Speak Example sentences
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carry through; bring to completion; achieve; accomplish; execute
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too soon; too early; occurring before a state of readiness
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make loose or looser; make less severe or strict
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full of juice; lucrative; richly interesting
migration  Speak Example sentences
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the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media
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movement of persons from one country or locality to another
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not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; not bright or brilliant
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massive; taking a great amount of time and effort to complete; in the manner of a monument
miniature  Speak Example sentences
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a substance having the consistency of semi-solid foods
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inspired by the love for one's country
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tiny; model that represents something in a greatly reduced size
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unit of weight equal to 16 ounces
obstacle  Speak Example sentences
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tiny; model that represents something in a greatly reduced size
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unit of weight equal to 16 ounces
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inspired by the love for one's country
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one that opposes stands in the way of or holds up progress
opera  Speak Example sentences
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reasonable; based on known statements or events or conditions
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quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in forming new combinations
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a drama set to music and consists of singing
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tiny; model that represents something in a greatly reduced size
pineapple  Speak Example sentences
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bring forward; lead forth; offer to view or notice; exhibit; cause to be or to happen
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bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing
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tiny; model that represents something in a greatly reduced size
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large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves
plumber  Speak Example sentences
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the craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
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of common people; suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain
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arc of colored light in the sky caused by the refraction of the sun's rays by rain
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inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation
popular  Speak Example sentences
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inspired by the love for one's country
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of common people; suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain
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feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
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state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy; violent taking and carrying away; seizure; forcible removal