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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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edifice  Speak Example sentences
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something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
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massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color of a gray to brown or black, breaking with fracture and sharp edge
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patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
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the building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
eminence  Speak Example sentences
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house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather
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lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive
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fame; high-status importance owing to marked superiority; the rise of ground; hill
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a right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in a particular area
engaging  Speak Example sentences
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state or quality of being fertile or fruitful; fruitfulness; productiveness
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unaware, without noticing; unmindful or thoughtless
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charming; tending to draw attention or affections
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monthly payment; a part of a published serial
fertility  Speak Example sentences
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massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color of a gray to brown or black, breaking with fracture and sharp edge
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charming; tending to draw attention or affections
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state or quality of being fertile or fruitful; fruitfulness; productiveness
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maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
gallant  Speak Example sentences
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courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
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not able to be perceived by senses, as touch; vague
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most personal; being deepest within the self
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a point in time, especially a critical point; joining point
horticulture  Speak Example sentences
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cultivation of plants
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intensely cold; lacking warmth; stiff and formal in manner
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state or quality of being fertile or fruitful; fruitfulness; productiveness
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smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
hypothetical  Speak Example sentences
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based on assumptions; supposed
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marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
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fame; high-status importance owing to marked superiority; the rise of ground; hill
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a point in time, especially a critical point; joining point
impetuous  Speak Example sentences
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marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
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smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
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ability to foresee future happenings
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skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
incomprehensible  Speak Example sentences
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unintelligible; difficult to understand
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frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; offensive to moral sensibilities; despicable
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harmful; tending to injure or impair; abusive; insulting
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a fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs; doctrine
inquisitive  Speak Example sentences
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a right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in a particular area
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wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
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coarse food for cattle or horses
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monthly payment; a part of a published serial