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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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counter  Speak Example sentences
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the flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite
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foolish or stupid person; unlearned, ignorant, or simple person
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drift along; make the surface of level or smooth; move lightly
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composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than a formal paper
create  Speak Example sentences
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having or causing a whirling sensation
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make or cause to be or to become; invest with a new thing
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give advice to someone; suggest
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foolish or stupid person; unlearned, ignorant, or simple person
curse  Speak Example sentences
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a group of steamships under the same ownership; a group of vessels or vehicles
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from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
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give advice to someone; suggest
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call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; bring great evil upon
depression  Speak Example sentences
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recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing; sadness; low spirits
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surroundings; totality of surrounding conditions
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a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
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place of the dead, or souls after death where sinners suffer eternal punishment; any place of pain and turmoil
detective  Speak Example sentences
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the flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite
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a person who inherits some title or office
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role of government which makes sure that laws are carried out; administrator
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investigator;  usually of the police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence
dodge  Speak Example sentences
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avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
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set up or found; build
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detect; find out; discover
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disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with
drama  Speak Example sentences
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excellent; extraordinary;  strange in form, conception, or appearance
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recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing; sadness; low spirits
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composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than a formal paper
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play; literary work intended for theater
entertainment  Speak Example sentences
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be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
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disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with
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amusement; public shows, performances, or other ways of enjoying yourself
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unavoidable;  incapable of being avoided or prevented
environment  Speak Example sentences
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rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch
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a group of steamships under the same ownership; a group of vessels or vehicles
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catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty
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surroundings; totality of surrounding conditions
establish  Speak Example sentences
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crack; a crack in the earth; defect; flaw; a wrong action
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be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
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set up or found; build
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a person who inherits some title or office