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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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curse  Speak Example sentences
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surroundings; totality of surrounding conditions
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call for; salute; greet; praise vociferously
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call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; bring great evil upon
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dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
dedicated  Speak Example sentences
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unavoidable;  incapable of being avoided or prevented
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the most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest, or activity
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from this place; from this time; from this reason; as an inference or deduction
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devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; designed for a particular use or function
definite  Speak Example sentences
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crack; a crack in the earth; defect; flaw; a wrong action
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misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
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ingenious; delightfully pretty or dainty
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fixed; exact; having distinct limits
disaster  Speak Example sentences
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move by successive leaps, as toads do; spring or jump on one foot
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call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; bring great evil upon
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catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty
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rub letters or characters written, engraved, or painted
disguise  Speak Example sentences
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dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
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for or composed of women or girls
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place of the dead, or souls after death where sinners suffer eternal punishment; any place of pain and turmoil
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suspend; fasten to some elevated point without support from below; hold for support
eliminate  Speak Example sentences
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from this place; from this time; from this reason; as an inference or deduction
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pertaining to electricity;  electric
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eradicate; abolish; rule out
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worldwide; international; having the shape of a globe
encounter  Speak Example sentences
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extreme; acute; in an extreme degree
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face; confront;  meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon
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erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure
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favorable public reputation; great renown
fame  Speak Example sentences
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favorable public reputation; great renown
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crowd together; keep close to; tight or amorous embrace
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auxiliary activity; activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation
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call for; salute; greet; praise vociferously
fault  Speak Example sentences
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pertaining to electricity;  electric
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call for; salute; greet; praise vociferously
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crack; a crack in the earth; defect; flaw; a wrong action
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place of the dead, or souls after death where sinners suffer eternal punishment; any place of pain and turmoil
gear  Speak Example sentences
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state of being grateful; warm and friendly feeling toward a benefactor; thankfulness
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sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of the urgent need for action or assistance
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toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
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rub letters or characters written, engraved, or painted