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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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currency  Speak Example sentences
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a power affecting person or thing; effect of one thing on another; flowing in or upon; influx
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allow to have; give based on merit; be willing to concede
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money; general acceptance or use
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naive; lacking sense or awareness; free from evil or guilt
dedicated  Speak Example sentences
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be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
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devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; designed for a particular use or function
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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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self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance
dip  Speak Example sentences
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insert into a fluid and withdraw again; immerse for baptism; wet, as if by immersing; moisten
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causing death; very serious and having an important bad effect in the future
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act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into the contest; state of being in gear
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sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousing to a particular emotion or action
drama  Speak Example sentences
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large and impressive in size, scope, or extent
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play; literary work intended for theater
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person who lacks courage to face danger; timid
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a dignitary or presiding officer; head in the faculty of some colleges or universities
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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large and impressive in size, scope, or extent
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a power affecting person or thing; effect of one thing on another; flowing in or upon; influx
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move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
exclusive  Speak Example sentences
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not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
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extreme mental or emotional disturbance; obsession; confusion of affairs; being drawn apart
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a fundamental or essential constituent of a composite entity; basic assumptions or principles of a subject
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causing death; very serious and having an important bad effect in the future
facility  Speak Example sentences
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person who lacks courage to face danger; timid
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service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose
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very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive
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a person who inherits some title or office
fault  Speak Example sentences
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union; an act of melting together by heat
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crack; a crack in the earth; defect; flaw; a wrong action
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very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive
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not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
friction  Speak Example sentences
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clash in opinion; rubbing against; conflict
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shine with intense or white heat; give forth vivid light and heat; exhibit a strong, bright color
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a fundamental or essential constituent of a composite entity; basic assumptions or principles of a subject
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fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
fund  Speak Example sentences
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pertaining to electricity;  electric
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shine with intense or white heat; give forth vivid light and heat; exhibit a strong, bright color
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money; capital; a reserve of money set aside for some purpose; finance; subsidize
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not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else