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  Academic Words Level 2 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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imprisonment  Speak Example sentences
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confinement; putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
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causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront
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mythical; fabled; extremely well known; famous or renowned
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display announcement  in a place of public view; publish  on a list
inaccessible  Speak Example sentences
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display announcement  in a place of public view; publish  on a list
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mythical; fabled; extremely well known; famous or renowned
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unreachable; not available; unattainable
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set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
industrial  Speak Example sentences
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reasonable; based on known statements or events or conditions
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of or relating to or resulting from the industry; having highly developed industries
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a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless, odorless, tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas
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bring forward; lead forth; offer to view or notice; exhibit; cause to be or to happen
instruction  Speak Example sentences
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direction; teaching; activities of educating or instructing
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bring forward; lead forth; offer to view or notice; exhibit; cause to be or to happen
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act of insulating; separation;  state of being detached, from other objects
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novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently
insulation  Speak Example sentences
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reasonable; based on known statements or events or conditions
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act of insulating; separation;  state of being detached, from other objects
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sound of a sudden heavy fall; well-rounded and full in form
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flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
inverse  Speak Example sentences
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sheep; flesh of a sheep;  loose woman; prostitute
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advise; counsel; urge the acceptance or practice of; convince
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full of loud and nonmusical sounds; clamorous
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opposite; reversed in order, nature, or effect; turned upside down
legendary  Speak Example sentences
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chromatic color between red and blue; belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
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an acute febrile, highly contagious viral disease
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mythical; fabled; extremely well known; famous or renowned
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changed from a solid to a liquid state, especially by the application of heat
logical  Speak Example sentences
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act of insulating; separation;  state of being detached, from other objects
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unit of weight equal to one-sixteenth of a pound
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reasonable; based on known statements or events or conditions
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act of obstructing; any structure that makes progress difficult
noisy  Speak Example sentences
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full of loud and nonmusical sounds; clamorous
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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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sheep; flesh of a sheep;  loose woman; prostitute
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direction; teaching; activities of educating or instructing
nowadays  Speak Example sentences
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advise; counsel; urge the acceptance or practice of; convince
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set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control; discharge; release
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during the current time; presently
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ingenious; wise; bright; having a high degree of intelligence; mentally acute