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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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aggressive  Speak Example sentences
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send information about; make known; impart; reveal clearly
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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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defendant or defendants in a criminal case; a person charged with an offense
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making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
alone  Speak Example sentences
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solitary; by oneself, not with any other people
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one who maintains and audits business accounts
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condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
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people who buy goods or services
bare  Speak Example sentences
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sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
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represent;  advantage, benefit, the interest of someone
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lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing
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difficult to handle or manage
bear  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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support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support
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support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
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difficult to handle or manage
behalf  Speak Example sentences
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difficult to handle or manage
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tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump
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represent;  advantage, benefit, the interest of someone
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outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden; margin; verge; brink; boundary
bend  Speak Example sentences
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two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
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strain or move out of a straight line; curve; turn toward some certain point
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a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
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condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
blame  Speak Example sentences
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light and humorous drama with a happy ending
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condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
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affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt
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outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden; margin; verge; brink; boundary
border  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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outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden; margin; verge; brink; boundary
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preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
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directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
circus  Speak Example sentences
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public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
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volume; something contained; material, including text and images
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preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
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seek advice or information of; take into account; consider
classic  Speak Example sentences
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brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
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work or act together toward a common end or purpose
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a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
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work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence