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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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crystal  Speak Example sentences
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quartz; glassware made of quartz; high-quality, clear, colorless glass
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emit a brief burst of light; appear briefly; a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
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person who lacks courage to face danger; timid
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give a reduction in price on
deny  Speak Example sentences
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detect; find out; discover
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trash; worthless or nonsensical matter; food wastes
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role of government which makes sure that laws are carried out; administrator
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disagree with; refuse; declare untrue
discount  Speak Example sentences
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humiliate; shame;  cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert
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substance that can be consumed to produce energy
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composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than a formal paper
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give a reduction in price on
distress  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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discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
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face; confront;  meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon
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go mad, go crazy;  turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; toss with a sharp movement
essay  Speak Example sentences
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large and impressive in size, scope, or extent
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composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than a formal paper
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substance that can be consumed to produce energy
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shine with intense or white heat; give forth vivid light and heat; exhibit a strong, bright color
executive  Speak Example sentences
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role of government which makes sure that laws are carried out; administrator
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single person or thing; human regarded as a unique personality
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toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
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owed and payable immediately or on-demand; proper and appropriate; fitting
exotic  Speak Example sentences
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from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
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go mad, go crazy;  turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; toss with a sharp movement
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composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than a formal paper
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a short trip that taken to perform a specified task; mission; embassy
familiar  Speak Example sentences
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be the right size or shape; conform to some shape or size
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well known or easily recognized
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place of the dead, or souls after death where sinners suffer eternal punishment; any place of pain and turmoil
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a short trip that taken to perform a specified task; mission; embassy
flash  Speak Example sentences
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easy to destroy, delicate, not strong
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substance that can be consumed to produce energy
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emit a brief burst of light; appear briefly; a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
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a power affecting person or thing; effect of one thing on another; flowing in or upon; influx
garbage  Speak Example sentences
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regard with respect; favorable regard
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give wholly; cease to feel resentment against; an excuse for a fault or an offense; give up; resign
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a short trip that taken to perform a specified task; mission; embassy
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trash; worthless or nonsensical matter; food wastes