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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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defeat  Speak Example sentences
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disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with
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extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
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a place for the burial; death, or extinction
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of huge size; excessively large; coarse; rough; not fine or delicate
deputy  Speak Example sentences
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related in fable; devised; invented; not real
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a place for the burial; death, or extinction
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the trench made in the earth by digging; any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth
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one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
destiny  Speak Example sentences
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play; literary work intended for theater
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an event that will inevitably happen in the future
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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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exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest
discount  Speak Example sentences
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pledge that something will happen or that something is true
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give a reduction in price on
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surroundings; totality of surrounding conditions
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composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than a formal paper
dodge  Speak Example sentences
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very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive
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avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
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face; confront;  meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon
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composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than a formal paper
enormous  Speak Example sentences
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very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive
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elegance and beauty of movement or expression; a short prayer of thanks before a meal
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skillful; handy; agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance; attractive
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give a reduction in price on
glow  Speak Example sentences
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polite behavior; the act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of the fact
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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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pledge that something will happen or that something is true
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the motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
goal  Speak Example sentences
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an example that is cited to prove a contention or illustrate a point; case or occurrence
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pledge that something will happen or that something is true
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end; objective; final purpose or aim
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elegance and beauty of movement or expression; a short prayer of thanks before a meal
grab  Speak Example sentences
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extreme; acute; in an extreme degree
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take or grasp suddenly; snatch; capture
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the motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
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of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
gross  Speak Example sentences
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a trait of being well behaved; an act of punishing; a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
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sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of the urgent need for action or assistance
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sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousing to a particular emotion or action
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of huge size; excessively large; coarse; rough; not fine or delicate