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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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acknowledge  Speak Example sentences
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total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum
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harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
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declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
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trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage
adult  Speak Example sentences
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trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage
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set or ask for a certain price; load to capacity; fill; instruct or urge authoritatively; command
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of or relating to non-military life
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one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown
assault  Speak Example sentences
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grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as a food
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a violent attack; an onslaught
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the judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
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carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; the act of producing or giving birth
bait  Speak Example sentences
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directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
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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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pursue to kill or take; hunt; follow as if to catch
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harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
banner  Speak Example sentences
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acknowledge; admit that you have done something wrong
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harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
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of or relating to non-military life
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flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
baseball  Speak Example sentences
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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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total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum
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harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
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carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; the act of producing or giving birth
behave  Speak Example sentences
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change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
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total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum
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tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
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perform; conduct oneself in a proper way
bizarre  Speak Example sentences
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fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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seek advice or information of; take into account; consider
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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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a way of considering or doing something
boom  Speak Example sentences
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total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum
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bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
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of white or pale color; without color; empty; void
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electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
bound  Speak Example sentences
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seek advice or information of; take into account; consider
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tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump
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talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
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bite and grind with the teeth