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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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crawl  Speak Example sentences
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extensive landed property; everything you own; all of your assets
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extreme; acute; in an extreme degree
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forming or occurring at the end; terminating; ultimate; conclusive
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move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
criminal  Speak Example sentences
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one who has committed a crime; one who is found guilty by the verdict, confession, or proof
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filled to satisfaction with food or drink; containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
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for or composed of women or girls
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humiliate; shame;  cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert
debate  Speak Example sentences
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sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
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filled to satisfaction with food or drink; containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
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forming or occurring at the end; terminating; ultimate; conclusive
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discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
defeat  Speak Example sentences
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disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with
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feeling; mood; state of mental agitation or disturbance
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the whole number of copies of a work printed and published; single copy; the act of editing
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flow and spread suddenly; flood
edge  Speak Example sentences
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brink; perimeter; margin
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for or composed of women or girls
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step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing
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act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
edition  Speak Example sentences
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the whole number of copies of a work printed and published; single copy; the act of editing
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basis on which something is grounded
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one who has committed a crime; one who is found guilty by the verdict, confession, or proof
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worldwide; international; having the shape of a globe
embarrass  Speak Example sentences
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humiliate; shame;  cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert
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medical or hygienic care; remedial treatment of disease; removal of disease or evil
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press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing
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of or relating to central government; national
emotion  Speak Example sentences
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feeling; mood; state of mental agitation or disturbance
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extreme mental or emotional disturbance; obsession; confusion of affairs; being drawn apart
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brink; perimeter; margin
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forming or occurring at the end; terminating; ultimate; conclusive
episode  Speak Example sentences
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mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
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a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
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a plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
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discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
explode  Speak Example sentences
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extensive landed property; everything you own; all of your assets
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act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
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of or relating to central government; national
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erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure