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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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accurate  Speak Example sentences
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unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges
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capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
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directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
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public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
adjust  Speak Example sentences
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declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
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change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
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difficult to analyze or understand
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capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
apart  Speak Example sentences
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convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
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separately, regarding space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside
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awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you; alert
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blend; fuse; merge
aspirin  Speak Example sentences
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white crystalline compound drug to relieve pain and reduce fever and inflammation
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light wine, of several kinds, originally made in the province of Champagne, in France
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change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
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people who buy goods or services
audience  Speak Example sentences
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related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education
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place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard
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vessel for drawing up water from a well; a vessel for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain
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a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
bang  Speak Example sentences
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small shop within a large department store or supermarket
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of or relating to non-military life
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separately, regarding space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside
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a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
barely  Speak Example sentences
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short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
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just; only; hardly; scarcely
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small shop within a large department store or supermarket
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convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
boom  Speak Example sentences
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special group delegated to consider some matter
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bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
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cell; compartment; room
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a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
bully  Speak Example sentences
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unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges
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noisy, blustering fellow; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; insolent, tyrannical fellow
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the occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
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white crystalline compound drug to relieve pain and reduce fever and inflammation
capable  Speak Example sentences
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vessel for drawing up water from a well; a vessel for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain
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a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
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having the ability required for a specific task
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directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped