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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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air  Speak Example sentences
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convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
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assured; having or marked by assurance
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electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
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be broadcast on television or radio
appetite  Speak Example sentences
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a distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person
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act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power; thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem
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feeling secure or certain about something
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instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
barn  Speak Example sentences
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harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
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an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
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dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
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feeling secure or certain about something
beat  Speak Example sentences
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defendant or defendants in a criminal case; a person charged with an offense
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whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
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opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change
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general name applied to various insects
beaten  Speak Example sentences
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dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
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an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
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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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formed or made thin by hammering; totally worn-out; exhausted
bet  Speak Example sentences
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stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; amount or object risked in a wager
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acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
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defendant or defendants in a criminal case; a person charged with an offense
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contend for; call in question; oppose; dispute
board  Speak Example sentences
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one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown
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a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
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opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change
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unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges
bug  Speak Example sentences
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opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change
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stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; amount or object risked in a wager
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unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges
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general name applied to various insects
bunch  Speak Example sentences
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be broadcast on television or radio
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a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
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clump; cluster; gathering
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the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
casual  Speak Example sentences
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informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
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improper use or handling; misuse
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contend for; call in question; oppose; dispute
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social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states