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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abortion  Speak Example sentences
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narrative or record of events; the reason given for a particular action or event
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be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
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disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
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termination of pregnancy; failure of a plan
account  Speak Example sentences
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narrative or record of events; the reason given for a particular action or event
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protect or fight for the first place
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impact as from a collision; lump on the body caused by a blow
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capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
alien  Speak Example sentences
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impact as from a collision; lump on the body caused by a blow
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one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
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dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
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a small room or apartment; room for privacy
antique  Speak Example sentences
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do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted
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something serving to influence or persuade; reward or gift to prevent judgment
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any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
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bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
appropriate  Speak Example sentences
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prepare, as food, by cooking in dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal
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acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
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something serving to influence or persuade; reward or gift to prevent judgment
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do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted
arrogant  Speak Example sentences
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bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
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arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
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mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances
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narrative or record of events; the reason given for a particular action or event
bang  Speak Example sentences
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one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
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of or relating to non-military life
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drug extracted from coca leaves as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure, that can become addictive
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a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
bearing  Speak Example sentences
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of or relating to non-military life
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posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue
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carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; the act of producing or giving birth
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full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone
bet  Speak Example sentences
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stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; amount or object risked in a wager
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money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
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harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
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motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
cereal  Speak Example sentences
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room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground
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harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
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grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as a food
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awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you; alert