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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abandon  Speak Example sentences
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lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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determined to do or have
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cool; freeze; a feeling of cold
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connect or join together; combine
album  Speak Example sentences
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items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
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struggle as with an opposing force; fight with
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a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing, photographs
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tell someone confidently that something is true; guarantee; convince
antique  Speak Example sentences
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any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
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the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
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common name for various kinds of vehicles; two-wheeled vehicle; light business wagon
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be present at; go to; take care of; tend
anxiety  Speak Example sentences
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cool; freeze; a feeling of cold
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concern something  in a state of painful uneasiness;  state of restlessness and agitation
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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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drug extracted from coca leaves as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure, that can become addictive
appointment  Speak Example sentences
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a way of considering or doing something
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act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
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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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greatly loved; dear to the heart
assault  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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a violent attack; an onslaught
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of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
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light wine, of several kinds, originally made in the province of Champagne, in France
attend  Speak Example sentences
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a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing, photographs
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express an opinion; remark
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be present at; go to; take care of; tend
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lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
ballet  Speak Example sentences
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the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
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a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
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lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
bay  Speak Example sentences
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stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; amount or object risked in a wager
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have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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someone who pays to get goods or services
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an inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf; a small body of water set off from the main body
bet  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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acknowledge; admit that you have done something wrong
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a distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person
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stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; amount or object risked in a wager