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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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counsel  Speak Example sentences
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give advice to someone; suggest
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act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
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suspend; fasten to some elevated point without support from below; hold for support
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bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
current  Speak Example sentences
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stream; flow; up-to-date; present
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an area with little or no vegetation; forsake; abandon
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beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor
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a prisoner who is held by one party to ensure that another party will meet specified terms
disorder  Speak Example sentences
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one who has committed a crime; one who is found guilty by the verdict, confession, or proof
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favorable public reputation; great renown
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money; capital; a reserve of money set aside for some purpose; finance; subsidize
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neglect of order or system; irregularity; disturbance; sickness
display  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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malice; ill will; discontent or uneasiness at another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied with hatred
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exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest
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low or inferior in station or quality; modest
distract  Speak Example sentences
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low or inferior in station or quality; modest
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not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
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emit a brief burst of light; appear briefly; a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
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cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle
dizzy  Speak Example sentences
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great number; person entertaining guests
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bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
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a prisoner who is held by one party to ensure that another party will meet specified terms
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having or causing a whirling sensation
episode  Speak Example sentences
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a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
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stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; the passion of love
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low, prolonged sound; humming noise; singing with shut mouth
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favorable public reputation; great renown
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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a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
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deserving of blame; adjudged to have committed crime
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rub letters or characters written, engraved, or painted
flash  Speak Example sentences
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an area with little or no vegetation; forsake; abandon
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emit a brief burst of light; appear briefly; a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
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mark the time of; assign a date to
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catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty
found  Speak Example sentences
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mark the time of; assign a date to
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suspend; fasten to some elevated point without support from below; hold for support
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a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
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establish or set up, especially with provision for continuing existence;  melt metal and pour into a mold