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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abolition  Speak Example sentences
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ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
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written order directing a bank to pay money
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change toward something smaller or lower; gradual falling off from a better state
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chief; serving as an essential component
activate  Speak Example sentences
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good form; style; elegance under being fashionable
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act of contributing; payment exacted for a special purpose; impost or levy
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general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
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make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
barrier  Speak Example sentences
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provide; bestow a quality on
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feast; entertainment of eating and drinking
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obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
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a small room or cabinet used for storage space
bloom  Speak Example sentences
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flower; blossom; the best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
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expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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printed or written ticket used in voting; the act of voting; the whole number of votes cast at an election
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state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
bowel  Speak Example sentences
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obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
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approval; the act of allowing, granting, or admitting
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a part or division of intestine; the interior  of something; any internal organ of the body, as the stomach, liver
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the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
bronze  Speak Example sentences
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several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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feast; entertainment of eating and drinking
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form into a coiled or spiral shape; twist into ringlets or coils; move in curve or spiral
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an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
butcher  Speak Example sentences
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one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers; vendor, especially on a train or in theater
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worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree
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feast; entertainment of eating and drinking
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a small room or cabinet used for storage space
carrier  Speak Example sentences
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one that carries or conveys; messenger
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contentious speech act; argument
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an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
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expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
cassette  Speak Example sentences
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container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
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worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
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condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
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worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree
cease  Speak Example sentences
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stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
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change toward something smaller or lower; gradual falling off from a better state
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final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
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of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony