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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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academy  Speak Example sentences
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cut small pieces from; diminish or reduce to shape; break or crack
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arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous
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mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances
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school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
agency  Speak Example sentences
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give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
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a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
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estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
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mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances
aisle  Speak Example sentences
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assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
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move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination
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estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
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passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building
ambulance  Speak Example sentences
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the document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course
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field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; a wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
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approach; entry; entrance
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move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination
assist  Speak Example sentences
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give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
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link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
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cool; freeze; a feeling of cold
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arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous
attend  Speak Example sentences
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opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change
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a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
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house or shed built for temporary occupation; covered stall or temporary structure
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be present at; go to; take care of; tend
bachelor  Speak Example sentences
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solitary; by oneself, not with any other people
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unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges
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pierce the skin with teeth; seize with the teeth; sting with a stinger; eat into; have a sharp taste
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harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
bearing  Speak Example sentences
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preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
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fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events
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carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; the act of producing or giving birth
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invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent
booth  Speak Example sentences
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flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
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house or shed built for temporary occupation; covered stall or temporary structure
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cool; freeze; a feeling of cold
break  Speak Example sentences
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ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
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mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances
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opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change
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convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; hold or support while moving; bear