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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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costume  Speak Example sentences
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a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
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dress; attire; a set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
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low, prolonged sound; humming noise; singing with shut mouth
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kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
courtesy  Speak Example sentences
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polite behavior; the act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of the fact
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allow to have; give based on merit; be willing to concede
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technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
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urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
crown  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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causing, or able to cause, damage; ruinous
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solid surface of the earth; bottom; lowest part
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not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
drown  Speak Example sentences
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give a tip beyond the agreed-on compensation
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all the knowledge and values shared by a society; foster; the raising of plants or animals
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kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
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dress; attire; a set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
encounter  Speak Example sentences
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face; confront;  meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon
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unfriendly; showing the disposition of an enemy
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allow to have; give based on merit; be willing to concede
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sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse
energy  Speak Example sentences
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urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
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break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split;  hit forcefully; pass through
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exertion of force; capacity for work or vigorous activity; usable heat or power
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
engagement  Speak Example sentences
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act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into the contest; state of being in gear
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extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
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person who lacks courage to face danger; timid
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ornamental circlet or head covering, made of gold  with jewels and worn as a symbol of sovereignty
essence  Speak Example sentences
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break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split;  hit forcefully; pass through
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press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing
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solid surface of the earth; bottom; lowest part
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a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
expose  Speak Example sentences
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set forth; set out to public view
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very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive
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dress; attire; a set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
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technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
function  Speak Example sentences
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act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
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pledge that something will happen or that something is true
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act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into the contest; state of being in gear
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point out; direct to a knowledge of