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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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absurd  Speak Example sentences
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preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
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estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
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formed or made thin by hammering; totally worn-out; exhausted
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team; guard team; group of persons; business enterprise
album  Speak Example sentences
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give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
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a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing, photographs
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cell; compartment; room
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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
alien  Speak Example sentences
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dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
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support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support
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preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
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cell; compartment; room
area  Speak Example sentences
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estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
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a small section of filmed or filed material
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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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support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support
bear  Speak Example sentences
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emit blood; lose blood; withdraw blood from the body
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formed or made thin by hammering; totally worn-out; exhausted
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interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety
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support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support
beaten  Speak Example sentences
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formed or made thin by hammering; totally worn-out; exhausted
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estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
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foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief
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emit blood; lose blood; withdraw blood from the body
blank  Speak Example sentences
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cell; compartment; room
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causing fear, dread, or terror; extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible
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of white or pale color; without color; empty; void
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examine and note the similarities or differences of
bleed  Speak Example sentences
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emit blood; lose blood; withdraw blood from the body
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flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
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affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt
boarding  Speak Example sentences
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wooden boards collectively; act of entering a ship; supplying with meals and lodgings for pay
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feeling secure or certain about something
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act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
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part of the human body which extends downward from breast to thighs, and contains bowels; womb
clearance  Speak Example sentences
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dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
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something serving to influence or persuade; reward or gift to prevent judgment
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wooden boards collectively; act of entering a ship; supplying with meals and lodgings for pay
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act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust