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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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amaze  Speak Example sentences
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pledge, undertaking; an act of binding yourself  to a course of action
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adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
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astonish; affect with wonder
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be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
anniversary  Speak Example sentences
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annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place
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agreement between parties concerning the sale of property
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having the ability required for a specific task
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a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
appetite  Speak Example sentences
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back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
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a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
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assign the roles of; choose at random
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instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
attitude  Speak Example sentences
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posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue
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acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
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change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
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accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
auction  Speak Example sentences
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public sale of property to the highest bidder
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act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
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adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
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place of worship that is smaller than and subordinate to a church; service conducted in a chapel
bacon  Speak Example sentences
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work or act together toward a common end or purpose
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back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
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outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden; margin; verge; brink; boundary
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orchestra; team; strip; ribbon; belt; unite; ally
ballet  Speak Example sentences
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a ball of thread or cord; thread; something guides or directs anything of a doubtful or intricate nature
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management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties
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instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
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a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
battery  Speak Example sentences
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place of worship that is smaller than and subordinate to a church; service conducted in a chapel
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act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
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pledge, undertaking; an act of binding yourself  to a course of action
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beating or pounding; set of guns or heavy artillery; a dry cell that produces an electric current
bold  Speak Example sentences
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assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
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brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
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public sale of property to the highest bidder
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agreement between parties concerning the sale of property
border  Speak Example sentences
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management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties
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outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden; margin; verge; brink; boundary
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cool; freeze; a feeling of cold
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astonish; affect with wonder