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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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accused  Speak Example sentences
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defendant or defendants in a criminal case; a person charged with an offense
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drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
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social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
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the lightness of spirits or mood; source of joy or happiness; festive food and drink; refreshment
afford  Speak Example sentences
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capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
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common name for various kinds of vehicles; two-wheeled vehicle; light business wagon
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pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of
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find or declare guilty
alliance  Speak Example sentences
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ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
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find or declare guilty
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state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union of interests between families, states, parties
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meeting of elected or appointed representatives
article  Speak Example sentences
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essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
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room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground
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fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events
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broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church
bend  Speak Example sentences
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the action of trying at something
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wooden boards collectively; act of entering a ship; supplying with meals and lodgings for pay
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fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events
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strain or move out of a straight line; curve; turn toward some certain point
block  Speak Example sentences
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room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground
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opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change
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short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
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hinder; obstruct;  indicate broadly without great detail; sketch
break  Speak Example sentences
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drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
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opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change
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fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events
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a plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range
brief  Speak Example sentences
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state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union of interests between families, states, parties
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short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
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the action of trying at something
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be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
campus  Speak Example sentences
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the field where the buildings of a university are situated
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trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage
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drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
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broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church
cart  Speak Example sentences
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common name for various kinds of vehicles; two-wheeled vehicle; light business wagon
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body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words
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opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change
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find or declare guilty