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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dean  Speak Example sentences
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a dignitary or presiding officer; head in the faculty of some colleges or universities
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something additional of the same kind
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be the right size or shape; conform to some shape or size
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arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
distract  Speak Example sentences
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cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle
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ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end
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move slowly; move stealthily or cautiously
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unavoidable;  incapable of being avoided or prevented
distraction  Speak Example sentences
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extreme mental or emotional disturbance; obsession; confusion of affairs; being drawn apart
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kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
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model of a bodily form; impression produced by a person; written or printed symbol representing a number
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state of being grateful; warm and friendly feeling toward a benefactor; thankfulness
eliminate  Speak Example sentences
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eradicate; abolish; rule out
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ceremony held in connection with burial; burial procession accompanying body to the grave; end of existence
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arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
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give wholly; cease to feel resentment against; an excuse for a fault or an offense; give up; resign
extreme  Speak Example sentences
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collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem
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eradicate; abolish; rule out
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unavoidable;  incapable of being avoided or prevented
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outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
fame  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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capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
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pledge that something will happen or that something is true
familiar  Speak Example sentences
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admission; entrance; item inserted in a written record
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well known or easily recognized
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draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
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unavoidable;  incapable of being avoided or prevented
fancy  Speak Example sentences
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collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem
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capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
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loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; complete confidence
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a prisoner who is held by one party to ensure that another party will meet specified terms
fee  Speak Example sentences
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protection against future loss; act, business, or system of insuring
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extreme mental or emotional disturbance; obsession; confusion of affairs; being drawn apart
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ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end
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give a tip beyond the agreed-on compensation
forgive  Speak Example sentences
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arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
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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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give wholly; cease to feel resentment against; an excuse for a fault or an offense; give up; resign
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state of being grateful; warm and friendly feeling toward a benefactor; thankfulness