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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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counsel  Speak Example sentences
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give advice to someone; suggest
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of huge size; excessively large; coarse; rough; not fine or delicate
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of or relating to the science of gene; relating to, or influenced by the origin of something
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compatibility in opinion and action; an agreeable sound property
cruise  Speak Example sentences
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smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
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go mad, go crazy;  turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; toss with a sharp movement
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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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give advice to someone; suggest
data  Speak Example sentences
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give a tip beyond the agreed-on compensation
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collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem
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substitute; trade in; give in return for something received
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of or relating to the science of gene; relating to, or influenced by the origin of something
destructive  Speak Example sentences
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toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
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low or inferior in station or quality; modest
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causing, or able to cause, damage; ruinous
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dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
dull  Speak Example sentences
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lacking responsiveness or alertness; intellectually weak or obtuse
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ability to comprehend; understand and profit from experience; intellect; the power of cognition
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all offspring at the same stage from an ancestor; interval between the birth of parents and their offspring
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press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing
dumb  Speak Example sentences
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mute; lacking the power of speech
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give a tip beyond the agreed-on compensation
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play or game for money or other stakes; lose or squander by gaming
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compatibility in opinion and action; an agreeable sound property
fee  Speak Example sentences
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the quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect
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compatibility in opinion and action; an agreeable sound property
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give a tip beyond the agreed-on compensation
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medical or hygienic care; remedial treatment of disease; removal of disease or evil
forward  Speak Example sentences
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at or to or toward the front; toward the future
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aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
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an example that is cited to prove a contention or illustrate a point; case or occurrence
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oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things
gang  Speak Example sentences
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smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
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group of criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit; a herd of buffalo or elk
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of or relating to the science of gene; relating to, or influenced by the origin of something
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dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
genetic  Speak Example sentences
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dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
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of or relating to the science of gene; relating to, or influenced by the origin of something
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give advice to someone; suggest
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group of criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit; a herd of buffalo or elk