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  Academic Words Level 2 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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acceleration  Speak Example sentences
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not easily borne; wearing; causing uneasiness or fatigue
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applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
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relative; based on, or involving comparison
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a faster rate of improvement; the rate of change of velocity to time
acquaintance  Speak Example sentences
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nib; the horny projecting mouth of a bird
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
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applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
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makeup; constitution; writing; essay
admit  Speak Example sentences
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permit to enter; receive; provide the right or a means of entrance to
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suited or favorable to one's comfort, purpose, or needs; near; accessible
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being or concerning or limited to a continent
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the process of converting something from one thing to another; transformation
aircraft  Speak Example sentences
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a vehicle that can fly, such as an airplane, helicopter, balloon
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makeup; constitution; writing; essay
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lighten; cheer; encourage; make or become bright or brighter
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beg pardon; tell someone that you are sorry for having done something
beak  Speak Example sentences
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nib; the horny projecting mouth of a bird
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makeup; constitution; writing; essay
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recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
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being or concerning or limited to a continent
commerce  Speak Example sentences
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trade; business; intellectual exchange or social interaction
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study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
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yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year
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a commissioned military officer
comparative  Speak Example sentences
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relative; based on, or involving comparison
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
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easily broken; having little elasticity
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making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
composition  Speak Example sentences
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yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year
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makeup; constitution; writing; essay
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energetically; vigorously; voluntarily, not passively
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easily broken; having little elasticity
compression  Speak Example sentences
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energetically; vigorously; voluntarily, not passively
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applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
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a faster rate of improvement; the rate of change of velocity to time
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a task that was given to students; job; distribution; appointment
confide  Speak Example sentences
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disclose; reveal; tell in confidence
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sharp and bitter manner
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being or concerning or limited to a continent
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nib; the horny projecting mouth of a bird