4000 IELTS Academic Words

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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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acid  Speak Example sentences
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a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
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sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
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termination of pregnancy; failure of a plan
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like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless
agency  Speak Example sentences
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field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; a wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
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support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support
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a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
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public sale of property to the highest bidder
alternative  Speak Example sentences
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one of two or more things, ideas, or courses of action that may be used; option or choice
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talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
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support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
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explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air
assume  Speak Example sentences
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field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; a wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
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explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air
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suppose; presume; take on; bear
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public sale of property to the highest bidder
badge  Speak Example sentences
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pierce the skin with teeth; seize with the teeth; sting with a stinger; eat into; have a sharp taste
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the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
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money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
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a distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person
bend  Speak Example sentences
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strain or move out of a straight line; curve; turn toward some certain point
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field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; a wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
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work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence
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public sale of property to the highest bidder
bid  Speak Example sentences
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make an offer of; propose; offer in words; declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance
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one of two or more things, ideas, or courses of action that may be used; option or choice
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public sale of property to the highest bidder
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position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle
blast  Speak Example sentences
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like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless
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common name for various kinds of vehicles; two-wheeled vehicle; light business wagon
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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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explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air
choke  Speak Example sentences
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breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
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support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support
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termination of pregnancy; failure of a plan
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arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous
code  Speak Example sentences
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fee for services; a group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
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total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum
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like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless
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body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words