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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abandon  Speak Example sentences
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be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
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lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone
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bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
abuse  Speak Example sentences
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improper use or handling; misuse
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the field where the buildings of a university are situated
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condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
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short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
academic  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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related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education
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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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bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body
alarm  Speak Example sentences
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any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger
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fee for services; a group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
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attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
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strain or move out of a straight line; curve; turn toward some certain point
appointment  Speak Example sentences
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act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
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plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act
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set or ask for a certain price; load to capacity; fill; instruct or urge authoritatively; command
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a way of considering or doing something
baggage  Speak Example sentences
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outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden; margin; verge; brink; boundary
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drug extracted from coca leaves as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure, that can become addictive
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trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage
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related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education
bear  Speak Example sentences
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examine and note the similarities or differences of
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cool; freeze; a feeling of cold
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support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support
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the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
bend  Speak Example sentences
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disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
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making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
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strain or move out of a straight line; curve; turn toward some certain point
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short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
blame  Speak Example sentences
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bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body
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condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
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be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
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full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone
cable  Speak Example sentences
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solid thick rope made of twisted steel or metal wire
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any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger
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a way of considering or doing something
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the field where the buildings of a university are situated