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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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alien  Speak Example sentences
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dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
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people who buy goods or services
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a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
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cell; compartment; room
appointment  Speak Example sentences
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feeling secure or certain about something
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treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret
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act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
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offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment
attack  Speak Example sentences
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harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
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be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
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one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
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offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment
bid  Speak Example sentences
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state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
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a small room or apartment; room for privacy
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bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body
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make an offer of; propose; offer in words; declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance
blonde  Speak Example sentences
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a burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way
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of a fair color; light-colored; as, blond hair; a blond complexion.
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public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
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make an offer of; propose; offer in words; declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance
bore  Speak Example sentences
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feeling secure or certain about something
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drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
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the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
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of or relating to non-military life
brand  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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a burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way
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make an offer of; propose; offer in words; declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance
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the action of trying at something
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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affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt
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plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act
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opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change
circus  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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contend for; call in question; oppose; dispute
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public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
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connect or join together; combine
clinic  Speak Example sentences
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healthcare facility for outpatient care
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brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
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a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
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instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink