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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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acid  Speak Example sentences
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coffee house; restaurant where coffee and liquors are served
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offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment
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sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
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carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; the act of producing or giving birth
associate  Speak Example sentences
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connect or join together; combine
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complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
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short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
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group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; a closet
awful  Speak Example sentences
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formed or made thin by hammering; totally worn-out; exhausted
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causing fear, dread, or terror; extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible
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carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; the act of producing or giving birth
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bite and grind with the teeth
bang  Speak Example sentences
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someone who pays to get goods or services
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adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
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a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
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broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church
barbecue  Speak Example sentences
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activity or gift that benefits the public at large
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send information about; make known; impart; reveal clearly
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a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
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offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment
brutal  Speak Example sentences
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express an opinion; remark
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causing fear, dread, or terror; extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible
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bite and grind with the teeth
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like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless
carton  Speak Example sentences
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broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church
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pasteboard for paper boxes; pasteboard box
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express an opinion; remark
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link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
cemetery  Speak Example sentences
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place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard
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male of any species of cattle; large, strong, and aggressive person; optimist regarding business conditions
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interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety
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be broadcast on television or radio
challenge  Speak Example sentences
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just; only; hardly; scarcely
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causing fear, dread, or terror; extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible
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in any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event
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assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
client  Speak Example sentences
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piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
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team; guard team; group of persons; business enterprise
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just; only; hardly; scarcely
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someone who pays to get goods or services