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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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anticipate  Speak Example sentences
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small fragment or piece,  especially a small piece of bread or other food; broken or cut off
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a solid geometric figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross-section
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act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
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large weapons, such as cannon and missile launchers operated by crews; army branch in use of large weapons
applaud  Speak Example sentences
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acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
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something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot
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crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
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shut eyes briefly; wink
arise  Speak Example sentences
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quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
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shut eyes briefly; wink
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go about or entirely round; make the circuit of; enclose on all sides; surround
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come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
authorize  Speak Example sentences
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empower; give permission for; sanction
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act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; the murder of public figure by a surprise attack
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speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
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several things grouped together or considered as a whole
avalanche  Speak Example sentences
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a great mass of falling snow and ice
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made by humans; produced rather than natural.
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a solid geometric figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross-section
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cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; mix up
batch  Speak Example sentences
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worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
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quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
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container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
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make white or colorless; blanch
blaze  Speak Example sentences
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negotiable certificate attached to a bond; interest warrant; detachable certificates that may be torn off as needed
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worsen; make worse or more troublesome
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come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
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a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
bouquet  Speak Example sentences
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cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; mix up
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something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
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small fragment or piece,  especially a small piece of bread or other food; broken or cut off
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small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
cardinal  Speak Example sentences
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form or develop in mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
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chief; serving as an essential component
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a great mass of falling snow and ice
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something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot
cassette  Speak Example sentences
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worsen; make worse or more troublesome
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container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
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circumstance; the situation within which something exists or happens, and that can help explain it
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act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict