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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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acknowledge  Speak Example sentences
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cool; freeze; a feeling of cold
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declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
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prepare, as food, by cooking in dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal
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separately, regarding space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside
agreement  Speak Example sentences
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move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination
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state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character
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relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose
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link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
apart  Speak Example sentences
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knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
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the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
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body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words
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separately, regarding space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside
backward  Speak Example sentences
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directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
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move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination
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assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
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strain or move out of a straight line; curve; turn toward some certain point
bake  Speak Example sentences
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prepare, as food, by cooking in dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal
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cool; freeze; a feeling of cold
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bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
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fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
behave  Speak Example sentences
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tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
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link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
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assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
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perform; conduct oneself in a proper way
bond  Speak Example sentences
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revoke; call off; omit or delete
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link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
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condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
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relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose
boom  Speak Example sentences
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fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
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be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
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assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
brief  Speak Example sentences
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short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
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revoke; call off; omit or delete
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relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose
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a small section of filmed or filed material
buck  Speak Example sentences
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knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
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move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination
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overpower; force to yield assent to truth; satisfy by proof; prove guilty
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bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish