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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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crucial  Speak Example sentences
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of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
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act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
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capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
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sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse
curse  Speak Example sentences
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sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse
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exertion of force; capacity for work or vigorous activity; usable heat or power
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call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; bring great evil upon
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compatibility in opinion and action; an agreeable sound property
depression  Speak Example sentences
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exertion of force; capacity for work or vigorous activity; usable heat or power
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lacking responsiveness or alertness; intellectually weak or obtuse
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ornamental circlet or head covering, made of gold  with jewels and worn as a symbol of sovereignty
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recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing; sadness; low spirits
device  Speak Example sentences
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technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
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compatibility in opinion and action; an agreeable sound property
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filled to satisfaction with food or drink; containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
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lacking strength or vigor; weak
distress  Speak Example sentences
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avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
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single person or thing; human regarded as a unique personality
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discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
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compatibility in opinion and action; an agreeable sound property
errand  Speak Example sentences
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a short trip that taken to perform a specified task; mission; embassy
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recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing; sadness; low spirits
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set up or found; build
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malice; ill will; discontent or uneasiness at another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied with hatred
exotic  Speak Example sentences
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a short trip that taken to perform a specified task; mission; embassy
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from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
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compatibility in opinion and action; an agreeable sound property
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emit a brief burst of light; appear briefly; a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
fabric  Speak Example sentences
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ornamental circlet or head covering, made of gold  with jewels and worn as a symbol of sovereignty
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the pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness
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cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework
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rub letters or characters written, engraved, or painted
flash  Speak Example sentences
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the soft tissue of the body, mainly muscle and fat; surface or skin of the human body; meat of animals
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the flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite
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emit a brief burst of light; appear briefly; a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
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the trench made in the earth by digging; any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth
float  Speak Example sentences
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drift along; make the surface of level or smooth; move lightly
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rub letters or characters written, engraved, or painted
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the pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness
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move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground