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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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ledge  Speak Example sentences
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act of modifying, or state of being modified; modified form or condition; a change
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unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
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be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; occupy the place of the president; direct as chief officer
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projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged underwater
lumber  Speak Example sentences
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abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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timber sawed into boards, planks, or other structural members of standard or specified length
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having the power of acting; exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects
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condition of being pregnant; fruitfulness; fertility
microbe  Speak Example sentences
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lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
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deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
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unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
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germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
mischievous  Speak Example sentences
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brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
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card for sending messages by post without an envelope
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machines or devices that apply pressure or print; collecting and publishing of news; journalism in general
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causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
molten  Speak Example sentences
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act of modifying, or state of being modified; modified form or condition; a change
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abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
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the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
multiple  Speak Example sentences
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extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
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number that may be divided by another number with no remainder
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a person who has equal standing with another or others, as in rank, class, or age
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a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
odor  Speak Example sentences
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scent; property or quality of a thing that affects, stimulates or is perceived by the sense of smell
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germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
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fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude; bearing character or power of another; acting for another or others
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defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
optimal  Speak Example sentences
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any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus; durable wood of any of these trees or shrubs
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the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
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put in order; arrange or place something in line
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most advantageous; optimum; ideal
parallel  Speak Example sentences
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projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged underwater
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brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
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being an equal distance apart everywhere; having the same tendency or direction
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subject to punishment by law
peer  Speak Example sentences
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having the power of acting; exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects
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a person who has equal standing with another or others, as in rank, class, or age
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one who worships false gods; idolater; person not adhering to any major or recognized religion
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machines or devices that apply pressure or print; collecting and publishing of news; journalism in general