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  Academic Words Level 2 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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assembly  Speak Example sentences
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the bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
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a message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
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process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
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gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for a common reason
astray  Speak Example sentences
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a message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
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nib; the horny projecting mouth of a bird
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cleverness; great skill or intelligence
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away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
attract  Speak Example sentences
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draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
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the way that someone behaves; manner
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cleverness; great skill or intelligence
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contest; try to be more successful than someone else
basin  Speak Example sentences
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the process of converting something from one thing to another; transformation
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a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; the person who collects fares on a public conveyance
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the act of hiding the truth, especially to get an advantage
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the bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
beak  Speak Example sentences
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nib; the horny projecting mouth of a bird
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a considerate and thoughtful act
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very similarly; roughly
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the bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
broadcast  Speak Example sentences
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a message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
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knife; a short pointed weapon with sharp edges
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recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
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a person in charge of the bank; one who owns or is an executive in a bank
carving  Speak Example sentences
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away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
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half-open; slightly turned or opened
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a person in charge of the bank; one who owns or is an executive in a bank
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cutting away parts to create the desired shape
charcoal  Speak Example sentences
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one who proclaims a message publicly
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a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
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study; investigation; the process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
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act of constructing or building something
colonel  Speak Example sentences
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a commissioned military officer
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draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
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one who proclaims a message publicly
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a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
complimentary  Speak Example sentences
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the bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
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logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together
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study; investigation; the process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
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expressing of praise, admiration, or congratulation;  given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy