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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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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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play; literary work intended for theater
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make or cause to be or to become; invest with a new thing
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getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
critical  Speak Example sentences
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skillful; handy; agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance; attractive
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striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
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act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
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urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
cure  Speak Example sentences
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face; confront;  meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon
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medical or hygienic care; remedial treatment of disease; removal of disease or evil
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striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
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excellent; extraordinary;  strange in form, conception, or appearance
definite  Speak Example sentences
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fixed; exact; having distinct limits
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one required to make answer in an action or suit
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duplicate; alike; being the exact same one
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of or relating to central government; national
dull  Speak Example sentences
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exciting, or tending to horror or fear; hideous
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more than adequate; willing to give and share unstintingly
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the show, make visible or apparent
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lacking responsiveness or alertness; intellectually weak or obtuse
edition  Speak Example sentences
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ingenious; delightfully pretty or dainty
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act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
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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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pledge that something will happen or that something is true
encounter  Speak Example sentences
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face; confront;  meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon
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polite behavior; the act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of the fact
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large and impressive in size, scope, or extent
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excellent; extraordinary;  strange in form, conception, or appearance
errand  Speak Example sentences
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a short trip that taken to perform a specified task; mission; embassy
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rough; coarse; severe; unpleasantly stern
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efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; a specific type of economic system
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large and impressive in size, scope, or extent
fuel  Speak Example sentences
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a short trip that taken to perform a specified task; mission; embassy
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play; literary work intended for theater
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substance that can be consumed to produce energy
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an event that will inevitably happen in the future
function  Speak Example sentences
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substance that can be consumed to produce energy
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dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
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something additional of the same kind
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act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity