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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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crack  Speak Example sentences
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break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split;  hit forcefully; pass through
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of or relating to central government; national
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suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted standards
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set forth; set out to public view
deaf  Speak Example sentences
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auxiliary activity; activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation
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excellent; extraordinary;  strange in form, conception, or appearance
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accomplishment; putting into practice;  putting a person to death
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unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; unwilling to hear or listen; regardless; not to be persuaded
delicious  Speak Example sentences
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disagree with; refuse; declare untrue
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extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining
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having or deserving glory; famous; characterized by great beauty and splendor; magnificent; wonderful
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act of refusing or disowning; negation; refusal to admit the truth; refusal to grant; rejection of a request
dramatic  Speak Example sentences
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lacking strength or vigor; weak
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a measure of spatial extent, especially width, height, or length; size; aspect; element
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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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striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
drown  Speak Example sentences
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auxiliary activity; activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation
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of or relating to central government; national
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kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
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set forth; set out to public view
exchange  Speak Example sentences
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extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining
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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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avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
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substitute; trade in; give in return for something received
faint  Speak Example sentences
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filled to satisfaction with food or drink; containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
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lacking strength or vigor; weak
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polite behavior; the act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of the fact
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ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end
faith  Speak Example sentences
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a day or period of time for feasting and celebration
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substitute; trade in; give in return for something received
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loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; complete confidence
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pertaining to electricity;  electric
fall  Speak Example sentences
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loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; complete confidence
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drop; sink; lose an upright position suddenly; decrease in size, extent, or range
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devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; designed for a particular use or function
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an inborn pattern of behavior; nature
fantastic  Speak Example sentences
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excellent; extraordinary;  strange in form, conception, or appearance
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of or relating to the science of gene; relating to, or influenced by the origin of something
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bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train
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at or to or toward the front; toward the future