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  Academic Words Level 2 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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infection  Speak Example sentences
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moral corruption or contamination; invasion of the body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
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portraiture; picture; the likeness of a person, especially one showing the face
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not sufficient to meet a need; insufficient; poor
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full of juice; lucrative; richly interesting
kneel  Speak Example sentences
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moral corruption or contamination; invasion of the body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
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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
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bend the knee; fall or rest on the knees
liberate  Speak Example sentences
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set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control; discharge; release
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sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
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opposite; reversed in order, nature, or effect; turned upside down
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state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; the arrival of the time fixed for payment
liberty  Speak Example sentences
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the science dealing with the logic of quantity and shape
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state of a free person; exemption from subjection to the will of another; freedom
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one who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed
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opposite; reversed in order, nature, or effect; turned upside down
limestone  Speak Example sentences
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the magnifier of the image of small objects
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a rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime
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a dark-colored person generally; broad area of open land, often high but poorly drained
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condition of conflicting; the act of opposing something
menu  Speak Example sentences
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something foretold or predicted; prophecy
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state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; the arrival of the time fixed for payment
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an agenda of things to do
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continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring; durable
microscope  Speak Example sentences
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revelation; an indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something
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the magnifier of the image of small objects
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restricted; having the appropriate qualifications for an office, position, or task
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full of juice; lucrative; richly interesting
monumental  Speak Example sentences
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massive; taking a great amount of time and effort to complete; in the manner of a monument
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occupy in person; hold or actually have in one's own keeping; have and hold; have the legal title to
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the science dealing with the logic of quantity and shape
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relative importance; the property of being prominent; a standing out from the surface of something
negligent  Speak Example sentences
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failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities; inattentive
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restricted; having the appropriate qualifications for an office, position, or task
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continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring; durable
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full of juice; lucrative; richly interesting
nowadays  Speak Example sentences
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during the current time; presently
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failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities; inattentive
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one who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed
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act of omitting; neglect, or failure to do something required by propriety or duty