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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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creep  Speak Example sentences
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from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
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long usually narrow room; covered corridor
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move slowly; move stealthily or cautiously
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mark the time of; assign a date to
criminal  Speak Example sentences
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humiliate; shame;  cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert
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lacking strength or vigor; weak
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one who has committed a crime; one who is found guilty by the verdict, confession, or proof
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amusement; public shows, performances, or other ways of enjoying yourself
date  Speak Example sentences
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outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
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mark the time of; assign a date to
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recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing; sadness; low spirits
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capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
deputy  Speak Example sentences
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one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
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basis on which something is grounded
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move slowly; move stealthily or cautiously
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lacking strength or vigor; weak
dull  Speak Example sentences
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
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worldwide; international; having the shape of a globe
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technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
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lacking responsiveness or alertness; intellectually weak or obtuse
eliminate  Speak Example sentences
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place of the dead, or souls after death where sinners suffer eternal punishment; any place of pain and turmoil
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eradicate; abolish; rule out
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quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness
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amusement; public shows, performances, or other ways of enjoying yourself
encounter  Speak Example sentences
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arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
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cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework
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face; confront;  meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon
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keep from departing; take and maintain control over; stop dealing with
entertainment  Speak Example sentences
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the most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest, or activity
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amusement; public shows, performances, or other ways of enjoying yourself
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outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
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basis on which something is grounded
focus  Speak Example sentences
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the most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest, or activity
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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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eradicate; abolish; rule out
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establish or set up, especially with provision for continuing existence;  melt metal and pour into a mold
found  Speak Example sentences
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establish or set up, especially with provision for continuing existence;  melt metal and pour into a mold
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unbelievable; beyond belief or understanding
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beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor
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resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to