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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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crush  Speak Example sentences
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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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authentic; real; true
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not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
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a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
dawn  Speak Example sentences
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make or cause to be or to become; invest with a new thing
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time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start
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lacking responsiveness or alertness; intellectually weak or obtuse
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drop; sink; lose an upright position suddenly; decrease in size, extent, or range
dentist  Speak Example sentences
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a person qualified to practice dentistry
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crack; a crack in the earth; defect; flaw; a wrong action
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a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
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related in fable; devised; invented; not real
disturb  Speak Example sentences
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question severely; torture or afflict
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upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange
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insert into a fluid and withdraw again; immerse for baptism; wet, as if by immersing; moisten
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provide written evidence; record in detail
document  Speak Example sentences
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upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange
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money; capital; a reserve of money set aside for some purpose; finance; subsidize
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provide written evidence; record in detail
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extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining
dumb  Speak Example sentences
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favorable public reputation; great renown
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play or game for money or other stakes; lose or squander by gaming
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a fundamental or essential constituent of a composite entity; basic assumptions or principles of a subject
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mute; lacking the power of speech
element  Speak Example sentences
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end; objective; final purpose or aim
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the most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest, or activity
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a fundamental or essential constituent of a composite entity; basic assumptions or principles of a subject
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ability to comprehend; understand and profit from experience; intellect; the power of cognition
estate  Speak Example sentences
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exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest
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extensive landed property; everything you own; all of your assets
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long usually narrow room; covered corridor
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time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start
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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of or relating to the science of gene; relating to, or influenced by the origin of something
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drift along; make the surface of level or smooth; move lightly
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exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest
formula  Speak Example sentences
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a fundamental or essential constituent of a composite entity; basic assumptions or principles of a subject
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drift along; make the surface of level or smooth; move lightly
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plan; directions for making something; a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
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money; capital; a reserve of money set aside for some purpose; finance; subsidize