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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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invoke  Speak Example sentences
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pose a threat to; present a danger to;  threaten
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call upon; ask for; request earnestly
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make longer; draw out; lengthen
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having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
jeopardise  Speak Example sentences
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the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries
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various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated
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pose a threat to; present a danger to;  threaten
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old; old-fashioned; antiquated; out of date
layman  Speak Example sentences
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someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
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any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume
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relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in
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an event that happens
magnate  Speak Example sentences
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divide into parts, pieces, or sections
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place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood
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powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry
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initiate; invent; bring into being; create
melancholy  Speak Example sentences
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gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
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pose a threat to; present a danger to;  threaten
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old; old-fashioned; antiquated; out of date
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a proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it
mischance  Speak Example sentences
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a source of materials to nourish the body
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unfortunate occurrence; mishap; bad luck
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growth of minute powdery or webby fungi; state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable matter
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peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
molecule  Speak Example sentences
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the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
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capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
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a proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it
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the act of believing that something is true without having any proof; belief upon incomplete proof
mould  Speak Example sentences
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practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
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expedient;  artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
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crumbling, soft, friable earth; soil
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break and turn over earth especially with a plow; move with force
nourishment  Speak Example sentences
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move from one country or region to another and settle there
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peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
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a source of materials to nourish the body
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break and turn over earth especially with a plow; move with force
ostensible  Speak Example sentences
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break and turn over earth especially with a plow; move with force
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intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
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put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
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peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet