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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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cute  Speak Example sentences
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ingenious; delightfully pretty or dainty
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dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
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excellent; extraordinary;  strange in form, conception, or appearance
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from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
destructive  Speak Example sentences
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having or causing a whirling sensation
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loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; complete confidence
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causing, or able to cause, damage; ruinous
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the commercial center of a town or city
disturb  Speak Example sentences
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dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
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upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange
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act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into the contest; state of being in gear
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excellent; extraordinary;  strange in form, conception, or appearance
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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ceremony held in connection with burial; burial procession accompanying body to the grave; end of existence
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having or causing a whirling sensation
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upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange
faith  Speak Example sentences
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sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousing to a particular emotion or action
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person who lacks courage to face danger; timid
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disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with
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loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; complete confidence
fault  Speak Example sentences
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crack; a crack in the earth; defect; flaw; a wrong action
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rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
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excellent; extraordinary;  strange in form, conception, or appearance
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be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
file  Speak Example sentences
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a person qualified to practice dentistry
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line; proceed in one line
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exertion of force; capacity for work or vigorous activity; usable heat or power
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an act that violates the rules of a sport
flip  Speak Example sentences
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establish or set up, especially with provision for continuing existence;  melt metal and pour into a mold
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a person qualified to practice dentistry
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act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into the contest; state of being in gear
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go mad, go crazy;  turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; toss with a sharp movement
foundation  Speak Example sentences
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misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
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self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance
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exertion of force; capacity for work or vigorous activity; usable heat or power
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basis on which something is grounded
grease  Speak Example sentences
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basis on which something is grounded
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move by successive leaps, as toads do; spring or jump on one foot
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large and impressive in size, scope, or extent
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oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things