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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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crucial  Speak Example sentences
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shine with intense or white heat; give forth vivid light and heat; exhibit a strong, bright color
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exciting, or tending to horror or fear; hideous
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of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
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the quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect
crush  Speak Example sentences
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person who lacks courage to face danger; timid
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press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing
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erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure
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an example that is cited to prove a contention or illustrate a point; case or occurrence
depression  Speak Example sentences
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regard with respect; favorable regard
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recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing; sadness; low spirits
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erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure
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extreme mental or emotional disturbance; obsession; confusion of affairs; being drawn apart
dignity  Speak Example sentences
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person who lacks courage to face danger; timid
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the quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect
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act of gracious kindness; inclination to approve
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throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
dose  Speak Example sentences
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of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
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cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle
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quantity of medicine given; sufficient quantity; portion
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an area with little or no vegetation; forsake; abandon
downtown  Speak Example sentences
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the commercial center of a town or city
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loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; complete confidence
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a measure of spatial extent, especially width, height, or length; size; aspect; element
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deprive someone of benefits; remove or shorten the tail of an animal
esteem  Speak Example sentences
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throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
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be fixed as if by sticky substance; join or attach with or as if sticky substance
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regard with respect; favorable regard
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the commercial center of a town or city
explode  Speak Example sentences
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unavoidable;  incapable of being avoided or prevented
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of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
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loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; complete confidence
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erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure
federal  Speak Example sentences
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model of a bodily form; impression produced by a person; written or printed symbol representing a number
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low, prolonged sound; humming noise; singing with shut mouth
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cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle
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of or relating to central government; national
fort  Speak Example sentences
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a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
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lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred
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technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
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exciting, or tending to horror or fear; hideous