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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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adore  Speak Example sentences
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a violent attack; an onslaught
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flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection
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one who maintains and audits business accounts
agency  Speak Example sentences
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annoy; trouble; make agitated or nervous; fluster
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capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
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a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
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male of any species of cattle; large, strong, and aggressive person; optimist regarding business conditions
assure  Speak Example sentences
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directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
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flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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tell someone confidently that something is true; guarantee; convince
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someone who pays to get goods or services
authority  Speak Example sentences
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just; only; hardly; scarcely
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revoke; call off; omit or delete
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jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
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a distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person
backward  Speak Example sentences
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directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
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tell someone confidently that something is true; guarantee; convince
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someone who pays to get goods or services
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light current of air; gentle wind; progress swiftly and effortlessly
barely  Speak Example sentences
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someone who pays to get goods or services
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fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
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approach; entry; entrance
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just; only; hardly; scarcely
blame  Speak Example sentences
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get in touch with; reach
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the root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually spindle-shaped and of a reddish yellow color
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solid mass; covering with cement; hard, strong construction material consisting of sand, conglomerate, and gravel
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condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
blast  Speak Example sentences
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support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
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volume; something contained; material, including text and images
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get in touch with; reach
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explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air
breeze  Speak Example sentences
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light current of air; gentle wind; progress swiftly and effortlessly
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occurring or payable every year
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a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
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one who maintains and audits business accounts
buck  Speak Example sentences
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revoke; call off; omit or delete
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approach; entry; entrance
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move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination
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light current of air; gentle wind; progress swiftly and effortlessly