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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lure  Speak Example sentences
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pleasure; inclination; longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy
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feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food
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something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward; attraction or appeal
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bend; lay on closely, or in folds; work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; press upon
lust  Speak Example sentences
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large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
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pleasure; inclination; longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy
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cut into very small pieces; chop fine; suppress or weaken the force of
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someone to investigate and report on a case or to ensure fair play
majesty  Speak Example sentences
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a drawback, as with fear or pain; show fear
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a person who has equal standing with another or others, as in rank, class, or age
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extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
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nobility; greatness and dignity of a sovereign; royal personage
malaise  Speak Example sentences
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revolt; resist or defy an authority; break with established customs
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general sense of depression or unease; vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness
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having the power of acting; exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects
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short note; memorandum; written proposal or reminder
mattress  Speak Example sentences
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a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something
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apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept
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general sense of depression or unease; vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness
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quilted bed; bed stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise fastened
mirth  Speak Example sentences
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feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food
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extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
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gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
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bend; lay on closely, or in folds; work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; press upon
muffler  Speak Example sentences
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capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
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heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
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revolt; resist or defy an authority; break with established customs
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initial; groundbreaking; originating; serving to pioneer
occupant  Speak Example sentences
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tenant; one that occupies a position or place
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feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food
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public declaration of principles; statement of policy
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gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
oracle  Speak Example sentences
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an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
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large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
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act of redeeming or condition of having been redeemed; rescue upon payment of ransom
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the answer of god; communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets
overlapping  Speak Example sentences
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person of distinction or great reputation; the celebrity who is an inspiration to others
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projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged underwater
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branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
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covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another