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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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album  Speak Example sentences
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state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
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a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing, photographs
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be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
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astonish; affect with wonder
alliance  Speak Example sentences
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perform; conduct oneself in a proper way
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make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of
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state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union of interests between families, states, parties
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the occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
amaze  Speak Example sentences
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society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
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astonish; affect with wonder
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connect or join together; combine
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any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
backward  Speak Example sentences
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state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
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directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
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a formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
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the occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
bake  Speak Example sentences
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astonish; affect with wonder
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a small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
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pledge, undertaking; an act of binding yourself  to a course of action
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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
bet  Speak Example sentences
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a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing, photographs
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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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assign the roles of; choose at random
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stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; amount or object risked in a wager
boom  Speak Example sentences
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social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
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astonish; affect with wonder
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bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
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the field where the buildings of a university are situated
buck  Speak Example sentences
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social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
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a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
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move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination
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astonish; affect with wonder
cast  Speak Example sentences
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society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
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assign the roles of; choose at random
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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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harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
catholic  Speak Example sentences
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state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character
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social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
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broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church
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state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union of interests between families, states, parties