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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abort  Speak Example sentences
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light wine, of several kinds, originally made in the province of Champagne, in France
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total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum
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short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
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stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
attorney  Speak Example sentences
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flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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represent;  advantage, benefit, the interest of someone
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lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
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cell; compartment; room
badge  Speak Example sentences
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be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
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protect or fight for the first place
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adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
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a distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person
banner  Speak Example sentences
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blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
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informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
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flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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clump; cluster; gathering
bar  Speak Example sentences
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link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
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pasteboard for paper boxes; pasteboard box
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a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
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dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
bend  Speak Example sentences
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the occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
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change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
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strain or move out of a straight line; curve; turn toward some certain point
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assured; having or marked by assurance
bond  Speak Example sentences
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support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
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stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
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jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface
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link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
brief  Speak Example sentences
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adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
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clump; cluster; gathering
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short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
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support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
cancel  Speak Example sentences
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revoke; call off; omit or delete
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arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
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graph; diagram;  map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
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stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
casual  Speak Example sentences
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assured; having or marked by assurance
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jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface
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act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
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informal; purposeless; occurring by chance