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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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absurd  Speak Example sentences
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just; only; hardly; scarcely
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preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
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feeling secure or certain about something
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get in touch with; reach
accuse  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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blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
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state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character
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game played with a bat and ball by two opposing teams of nine players; ball used in this game
alarm  Speak Example sentences
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any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger
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do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted
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total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum
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room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground
amount  Speak Example sentences
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separately, regarding space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside
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total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum
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blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
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state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character
area  Speak Example sentences
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make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of
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struggle as with an opposing force; fight with
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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
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blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
baseball  Speak Example sentences
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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
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game played with a bat and ball by two opposing teams of nine players; ball used in this game
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blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
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explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air
bearing  Speak Example sentences
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carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; the act of producing or giving birth
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annoy; trouble; make agitated or nervous; fluster
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a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
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change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
boutique  Speak Example sentences
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assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
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do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted
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change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
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small shop within a large department store or supermarket
brilliant  Speak Example sentences
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full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone
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prepare, as food, by cooking in dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal
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make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of
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direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
cellar  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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a plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range
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direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
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separately, regarding space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside