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  Academic Words Level 2 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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interfere  Speak Example sentences
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beat; rhythm; the rate at which heartbeats
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detailed inquiry or systematic examination; inquiry
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disrupt; hinder; be or create a hindrance or obstacle
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a rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime
investigation  Speak Example sentences
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instructive; illustrative; providing or conveying information
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tiny; model that represents something in a greatly reduced size
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liquid; the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue
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detailed inquiry or systematic examination; inquiry
liquid  Speak Example sentences
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expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to the measurement of quantity
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a disorder of digestive function; difficulty in digesting
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hold a particular position in a social hierarchy; form or stand in a row or rows
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fluid; juice; substance in a fluid state
literary  Speak Example sentences
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knowledgeable about literature; of or relating to or characteristic of literature
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tiny; model that represents something in a greatly reduced size
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feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
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open for the public to read; obvious; plain
load  Speak Example sentences
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burden; something  which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance
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of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
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disrupt; hinder; be or create a hindrance or obstacle
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liquid; the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue
magnetism  Speak Example sentences
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direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise; transport by air
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the attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets
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trespass; enter as an uninvited person
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expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to the measurement of quantity
merchant  Speak Example sentences
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one who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; trafficker; trader
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a short electromagnetic wave; cook or heat in a microwave oven
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detailed inquiry or systematic examination; inquiry
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occupy in person; hold or actually have in one's own keeping; have and hold; have the legal title to
miniature  Speak Example sentences
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condition of conflicting; the act of opposing something
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uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
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of molecules;  relating to simple or basic structure or form
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tiny; model that represents something in a greatly reduced size
mock  Speak Example sentences
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flawlessness; excellence; state of being without flaw or defect
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set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
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hold a particular position in a social hierarchy; form or stand in a row or rows
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treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
monotony  Speak Example sentences
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the attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets
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uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
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knowledgeable about literature; of or relating to or characteristic of literature
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of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement