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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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definite  Speak Example sentences
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fixed; exact; having distinct limits
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disagree with; refuse; declare untrue
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step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing
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detect; find out; discover
deny  Speak Example sentences
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group of criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit; a herd of buffalo or elk
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exhibiting disordered of mind; deranged in mind; very foolish
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disagree with; refuse; declare untrue
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a prisoner who is held by one party to ensure that another party will meet specified terms
drown  Speak Example sentences
3
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exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
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state clearly; make known formally or officially
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a power affecting person or thing; effect of one thing on another; flowing in or upon; influx
fascinating  Speak Example sentences
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act of gracious kindness; inclination to approve
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
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dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
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protection against future loss; act, business, or system of insuring
fatal  Speak Example sentences
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a trait of being well behaved; an act of punishing; a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
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act of refusing or disowning; negation; refusal to admit the truth; refusal to grant; rejection of a request
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causing death; very serious and having an important bad effect in the future
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end of a thing; queue; last words of an actor's speech; hint or intimation; humor
favour  Speak Example sentences
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act of gracious kindness; inclination to approve
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resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
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a fundamental or essential constituent of a composite entity; basic assumptions or principles of a subject
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an act that violates the rules of a sport
final  Speak Example sentences
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forming or occurring at the end; terminating; ultimate; conclusive
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play; literary work intended for theater
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exhibiting disordered of mind; deranged in mind; very foolish
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one required to make answer in an action or suit
fusion  Speak Example sentences
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
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capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
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a fundamental or essential constituent of a composite entity; basic assumptions or principles of a subject
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union; an act of melting together by heat
gang  Speak Example sentences
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investigator;  usually of the police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence
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act of working out the form of something; creation of something in mind; formulate a plan for
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group of criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit; a herd of buffalo or elk
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state clearly; make known formally or officially
genuine  Speak Example sentences
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authentic; real; true
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long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
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act of working out the form of something; creation of something in mind; formulate a plan for
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a short trip that taken to perform a specified task; mission; embassy