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  Academic Words Level 2 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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impractical  Speak Example sentences
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unwise to implement or maintain in practice; theoretical
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in a large manner; for the most part; mainly
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difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
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someone who writes plays
indefinitely  Speak Example sentences
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endlessly; incessantly; for a long time, no end defined; forever
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exactness; accuracy; the number of significant digits to which a value has been reliably measured
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inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
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treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
indigestion  Speak Example sentences
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a disorder of digestive function; difficulty in digesting
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fluid; juice; substance in a fluid state
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carry through; bring to completion; achieve; accomplish; execute
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act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
inform  Speak Example sentences
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flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
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impart information to; make aware of something; be a pervasive presence in; animate
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in a large manner; for the most part; mainly
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inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
kerosene  Speak Example sentences
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flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
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long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
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set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control; discharge; release
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any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
largely  Speak Example sentences
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endlessly; incessantly; for a long time, no end defined; forever
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in a large manner; for the most part; mainly
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originator; explorer; a person who is one of the first people to do something
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carry through; bring to completion; achieve; accomplish; execute
leisure  Speak Example sentences
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carry through; bring to completion; achieve; accomplish; execute
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convenience; vacancy; freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity
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inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
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exactness; accuracy; the number of significant digits to which a value has been reliably measured
liquid  Speak Example sentences
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mythical; fabled; extremely well known; famous or renowned
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long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
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fluid; juice; substance in a fluid state
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unconcern; disinterest; lack of enthusiasm
mast  Speak Example sentences
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set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
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fruit of the oak and beech; a pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, set upright in a boat to sustain sail
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picture or likeness obtained by photography
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unwise to implement or maintain in practice; theoretical
meditation  Speak Example sentences
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lengthy intent consideration; long and thoughtful observation; contemplation of spiritual matters
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a disorder of digestive function; difficulty in digesting
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enrage; infuriate; cause to be extremely angry
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fruit of the oak and beech; a pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, set upright in a boat to sustain sail