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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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a prisoner who is held by one party to ensure that another party will meet specified terms
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great excitement for or interest in a subject or cause;  feeling of excitement
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clash in opinion; rubbing against; conflict
cue  Speak Example sentences
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great excitement for or interest in a subject or cause;  feeling of excitement
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accomplishment; putting into practice;  putting a person to death
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plan; directions for making something; a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
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end of a thing; queue; last words of an actor's speech; hint or intimation; humor
delicious  Speak Example sentences
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loose, flowing upper garment; ordinary outer dress of woman; official robe of certain professional men
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extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining
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go mad, go crazy;  turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; toss with a sharp movement
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for or composed of women or girls
desperate  Speak Example sentences
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having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense
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a person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject
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something additional of the same kind
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make sure or certain; insure; assure
dip  Speak Example sentences
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sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of the urgent need for action or assistance
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ingenious; delightfully pretty or dainty
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great excitement for or interest in a subject or cause;  feeling of excitement
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insert into a fluid and withdraw again; immerse for baptism; wet, as if by immersing; moisten
disturb  Speak Example sentences
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be fixed as if by sticky substance; join or attach with or as if sticky substance
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upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange
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something additional of the same kind
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call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; bring great evil upon
enthusiasm  Speak Example sentences
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great excitement for or interest in a subject or cause;  feeling of excitement
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sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of the urgent need for action or assistance
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a person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject
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hold fast or firmly; seize as in a wrestling match
essence  Speak Example sentences
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authentic; real; true
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drop; sink; lose an upright position suddenly; decrease in size, extent, or range
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a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
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a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
gale  Speak Example sentences
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a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
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ingenious; delightfully pretty or dainty
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call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; bring great evil upon
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powerful wind; a gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
glue  Speak Example sentences
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plan; directions for making something; a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
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something additional of the same kind
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emit a brief burst of light; appear briefly; a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
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be fixed as if by sticky substance; join or attach with or as if sticky substance