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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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cute  Speak Example sentences
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a dignitary or presiding officer; head in the faculty of some colleges or universities
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a day or period of time for feasting and celebration
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ingenious; delightfully pretty or dainty
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unavoidable;  incapable of being avoided or prevented
dean  Speak Example sentences
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a dignitary or presiding officer; head in the faculty of some colleges or universities
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deserving of blame; adjudged to have committed crime
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a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
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lifting device consisting of a platform or cage
despite  Speak Example sentences
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fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
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lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred
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a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
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a day or period of time for feasting and celebration
economy  Speak Example sentences
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efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; a specific type of economic system
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an inborn pattern of behavior; nature
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bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
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provide written evidence; record in detail
eliminate  Speak Example sentences
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eradicate; abolish; rule out
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sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of the urgent need for action or assistance
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from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
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the most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest, or activity
emergency  Speak Example sentences
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fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
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unavoidable;  incapable of being avoided or prevented
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deserving of blame; adjudged to have committed crime
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sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of the urgent need for action or assistance
expert  Speak Example sentences
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the motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
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a person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject
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keep from departing; take and maintain control over; stop dealing with
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oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things
explode  Speak Example sentences
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one who guards, preserves, or secures; one who has, or is entitled to custody of person or property
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filled to satisfaction with food or drink; containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
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erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure
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oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things
fit  Speak Example sentences
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determine the nature of; give a definition; describe the nature or basic qualities of; explain
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be the right size or shape; conform to some shape or size
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ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end
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the motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
glorious  Speak Example sentences
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ingenious; delightfully pretty or dainty
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having or deserving glory; famous; characterized by great beauty and splendor; magnificent; wonderful
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efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; a specific type of economic system
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unavoidable;  incapable of being avoided or prevented