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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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costume  Speak Example sentences
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solid surface of the earth; bottom; lowest part
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act of gracious kindness; inclination to approve
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dress; attire; a set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
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give a tip beyond the agreed-on compensation
crawl  Speak Example sentences
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move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
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admission; entrance; item inserted in a written record
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loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; complete confidence
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marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic
cruise  Speak Example sentences
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suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted standards
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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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move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
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crack; a crack in the earth; defect; flaw; a wrong action
current  Speak Example sentences
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forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
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one required to make answer in an action or suit
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devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; designed for a particular use or function
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stream; flow; up-to-date; present
dedicated  Speak Example sentences
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deprive someone of benefits; remove or shorten the tail of an animal
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easy to destroy, delicate, not strong
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give a tip beyond the agreed-on compensation
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devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; designed for a particular use or function
edition  Speak Example sentences
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getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
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insert into a fluid and withdraw again; immerse for baptism; wet, as if by immersing; moisten
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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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devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; designed for a particular use or function
exclusive  Speak Example sentences
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big storm; severe tropical cyclone
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getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
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not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
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the whole number of copies of a work printed and published; single copy; the act of editing
fabulous  Speak Example sentences
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related in fable; devised; invented; not real
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money; general acceptance or use
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insert into a fluid and withdraw again; immerse for baptism; wet, as if by immersing; moisten
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take away or remove; reduce; go or come after and bring or take back
fault  Speak Example sentences
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rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch
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crack; a crack in the earth; defect; flaw; a wrong action
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take away or remove; reduce; go or come after and bring or take back
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getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
fetch  Speak Example sentences
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rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch
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take away or remove; reduce; go or come after and bring or take back
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point out; direct to a knowledge of
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well known or easily recognized