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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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crash  Speak Example sentences
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a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
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smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
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bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train
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bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
create  Speak Example sentences
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time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start
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make or cause to be or to become; invest with a new thing
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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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person who lacks courage to face danger; timid
cruise  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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a person qualified to practice dentistry
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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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a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
deadly  Speak Example sentences
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disagree with; refuse; declare untrue
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bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train
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fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
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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
dentist  Speak Example sentences
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auxiliary activity; activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation
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time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start
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a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
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a person qualified to practice dentistry
disorder  Speak Example sentences
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neglect of order or system; irregularity; disturbance; sickness
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fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
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one who guards, preserves, or secures; one who has, or is entitled to custody of person or property
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detect; find out; discover
distress  Speak Example sentences
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discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
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extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining
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ability to comprehend; understand and profit from experience; intellect; the power of cognition
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the motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
drill  Speak Example sentences
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substance that can be consumed to produce energy
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bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train
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auxiliary activity; activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation
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sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of the urgent need for action or assistance
execution  Speak Example sentences
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accomplishment; putting into practice;  putting a person to death
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crowd together; keep close to; tight or amorous embrace
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ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end
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fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
foster  Speak Example sentences
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time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start
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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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rear; promote the growth of; help develop
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mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system