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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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couple  Speak Example sentences
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at or to or toward the front; toward the future
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exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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play or game for money or other stakes; lose or squander by gaming
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a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
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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at or to or toward the front; toward the future
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more than adequate; willing to give and share unstintingly
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not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
delicious  Speak Example sentences
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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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play or game for money or other stakes; lose or squander by gaming
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humiliate; shame;  cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert
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extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining
domestic  Speak Example sentences
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house-hold; of or relating to the home; within the country or home
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at or to or toward the front; toward the future
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exhibiting disordered of mind; deranged in mind; very foolish
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deprive someone of benefits; remove or shorten the tail of an animal
fraud  Speak Example sentences
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a prisoner who is held by one party to ensure that another party will meet specified terms
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a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
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a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
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getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
fund  Speak Example sentences
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money; capital; a reserve of money set aside for some purpose; finance; subsidize
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the commercial center of a town or city
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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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great number; person entertaining guests
gamble  Speak Example sentences
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play or game for money or other stakes; lose or squander by gaming
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cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle
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not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
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a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
gang  Speak Example sentences
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deprive of capability or effectiveness; unable; impair; diminish
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unavoidable;  incapable of being avoided or prevented
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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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more than adequate; willing to give and share unstintingly
garbage  Speak Example sentences
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trash; worthless or nonsensical matter; food wastes
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money; capital; a reserve of money set aside for some purpose; finance; subsidize
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sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
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house-hold; of or relating to the home; within the country or home
generation  Speak Example sentences
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exciting, or tending to horror or fear; hideous
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smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
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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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disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with