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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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afford  Speak Example sentences
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position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle
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pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of
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lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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capture or seize, especially after a chase; take by or as if by trapping; reach just in time
assault  Speak Example sentences
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talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
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law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something
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a violent attack; an onslaught
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difficult to analyze or understand
audience  Speak Example sentences
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talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
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a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
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express an opinion; remark
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having the ability required for a specific task
bait  Speak Example sentences
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estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
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harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
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express an opinion; remark
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meeting of elected or appointed representatives
chamber  Speak Example sentences
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talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
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capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
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healthcare facility for outpatient care
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cell; compartment; room
chapter  Speak Example sentences
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meeting of elected or appointed representatives
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division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society
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hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
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process of failing to function or continue; a sudden collapse in physical or mental health; summary of itemized data
charge  Speak Example sentences
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cell; compartment; room
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set or ask for a certain price; load to capacity; fill; instruct or urge authoritatively; command
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find or declare guilty
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having the ability required for a specific task
charm  Speak Example sentences
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a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
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tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
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power or quality of pleasing or delighting; attractiveness; item worn for its supposed magical benefit
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of or relating to non-military life
chat  Speak Example sentences
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talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
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be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
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having the ability required for a specific task
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invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent
check  Speak Example sentences
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meeting of elected or appointed representatives
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short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
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stop motion; curb or restrain
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express an opinion; remark