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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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defeat  Speak Example sentences
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striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
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low, prolonged sound; humming noise; singing with shut mouth
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disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with
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act of describing; sketch or account of anything in words
deserve  Speak Example sentences
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low, prolonged sound; humming noise; singing with shut mouth
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composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than a formal paper
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be worthy of; have a right to
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imitation; counterfeit; having a false or misleading appearance
disaster  Speak Example sentences
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low, prolonged sound; humming noise; singing with shut mouth
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catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty
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the flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite
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break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split;  hit forcefully; pass through
discount  Speak Example sentences
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very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive
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give a reduction in price on
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having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense
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unavoidable;  incapable of being avoided or prevented
dose  Speak Example sentences
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rear; promote the growth of; help develop
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imitation; counterfeit; having a false or misleading appearance
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quantity of medicine given; sufficient quantity; portion
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lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred
elevator  Speak Example sentences
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disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with
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protection against future loss; act, business, or system of insuring
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lifting device consisting of a platform or cage
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catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty
enormous  Speak Example sentences
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exciting, or tending to horror or fear; hideous
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disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with
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very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive
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striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
flesh  Speak Example sentences
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the soft tissue of the body, mainly muscle and fat; surface or skin of the human body; meat of animals
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discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
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efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; a specific type of economic system
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great number; person entertaining guests
foster  Speak Example sentences
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dream; daydream; imagination unrestricted by reality
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lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred
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rear; promote the growth of; help develop
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call for; salute; greet; praise vociferously
gang  Speak Example sentences
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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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composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than a formal paper
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favorable public reputation; great renown
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protection against future loss; act, business, or system of insuring