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  Academic Words Level 2 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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merchandise  Speak Example sentences
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especially; in a notable manner; remarkably; particularly
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objects for sale; goods
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timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
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decorative; any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
minimize  Speak Example sentences
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set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
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objects for sale; goods
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mythical; fabled; extremely well known; famous or renowned
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diminish; belittle; make small or insignificant
molecular  Speak Example sentences
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agitated; worried and anxious
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set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
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of molecules;  relating to simple or basic structure or form
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small smooth rounded rock
moor  Speak Example sentences
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small smooth rounded rock
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metallic or earthen vessel  for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, or for plant
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house of religious retirement, or of seclusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks
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a dark-colored person generally; broad area of open land, often high but poorly drained
occupation  Speak Example sentences
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act of occupying or taking possession; control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
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development of industry on an extensive scale
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mythical; fabled; extremely well known; famous or renowned
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flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
omission  Speak Example sentences
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quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in forming new combinations
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blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
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act of omitting; neglect, or failure to do something required by propriety or duty
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house of religious retirement, or of seclusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks
pill  Speak Example sentences
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adornment made of precious metals, as a bracelet or ring or necklace
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flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
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a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet; something that is unpleasant or offensive
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deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
poll  Speak Example sentences
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voting; survey; some votes cast or recorded
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deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
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act of occupying or taking possession; control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
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flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
postulate  Speak Example sentences
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serving to instruct or enlighten or inform; enlightening
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a dark-colored person generally; broad area of open land, often high but poorly drained
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essential premise; the underlying assumption
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voting; survey; some votes cast or recorded
precision  Speak Example sentences
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exactness; accuracy; the number of significant digits to which a value has been reliably measured
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expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to the measurement of quantity
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flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
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mythical; fabled; extremely well known; famous or renowned