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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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anxiety  Speak Example sentences
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management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties
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brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
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concern something  in a state of painful uneasiness;  state of restlessness and agitation
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acknowledge; admit that you have done something wrong
assault  Speak Example sentences
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having the ability required for a specific task
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breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
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tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
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a violent attack; an onslaught
blast  Speak Example sentences
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explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air
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the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
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carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; the act of producing or giving birth
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knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
bold  Speak Example sentences
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assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
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brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
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annoy; trouble; make agitated or nervous; fluster
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pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass
boom  Speak Example sentences
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support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support
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bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
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act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
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an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
bucket  Speak Example sentences
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vessel for drawing up water from a well; a vessel for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain
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ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
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foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief
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the central forward portion of the lower jaw; bottom of the face
capable  Speak Example sentences
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pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass
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concern something  in a state of painful uneasiness;  state of restlessness and agitation
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being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
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having the ability required for a specific task
catch  Speak Example sentences
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tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
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breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
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relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose
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capture or seize, especially after a chase; take by or as if by trapping; reach just in time
clip  Speak Example sentences
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invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent
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a small section of filmed or filed material
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an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
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plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act
cocaine  Speak Example sentences
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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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pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass
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brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
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a small section of filmed or filed material