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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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courtesy  Speak Example sentences
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favorable public reputation; great renown
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polite behavior; the act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of the fact
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money; general acceptance or use
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fixed; exact; having distinct limits
crucial  Speak Example sentences
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fixed; exact; having distinct limits
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of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
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give a reduction in price on
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rough; coarse; severe; unpleasantly stern
culture  Speak Example sentences
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all the knowledge and values shared by a society; foster; the raising of plants or animals
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from this place; from this time; from this reason; as an inference or deduction
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give wholly; cease to feel resentment against; an excuse for a fault or an offense; give up; resign
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polite behavior; the act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of the fact
defeat  Speak Example sentences
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crowd together; keep close to; tight or amorous embrace
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kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
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plan; directions for making something; a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
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disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with
delicate  Speak Example sentences
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pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way; easily hurt; very subtle between difference
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a power affecting person or thing; effect of one thing on another; flowing in or upon; influx
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provide written evidence; record in detail
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give a tip beyond the agreed-on compensation
discount  Speak Example sentences
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fixed; exact; having distinct limits
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give a reduction in price on
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fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
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a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
disorder  Speak Example sentences
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striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
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neglect of order or system; irregularity; disturbance; sickness
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bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train
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give wholly; cease to feel resentment against; an excuse for a fault or an offense; give up; resign
drill  Speak Example sentences
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fixed; exact; having distinct limits
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provide written evidence; record in detail
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bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train
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the pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness
entry  Speak Example sentences
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rough; coarse; severe; unpleasantly stern
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having or deserving glory; famous; characterized by great beauty and splendor; magnificent; wonderful
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striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
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admission; entrance; item inserted in a written record
expert  Speak Example sentences
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deprive someone of benefits; remove or shorten the tail of an animal
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dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
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bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train
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a person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject