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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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critical  Speak Example sentences
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urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
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unbelievable; beyond belief or understanding
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move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
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more than adequate; willing to give and share unstintingly
date  Speak Example sentences
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face; confront;  meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon
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mark the time of; assign a date to
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aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
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a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
define  Speak Example sentences
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sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of the urgent need for action or assistance
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determine the nature of; give a definition; describe the nature or basic qualities of; explain
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emit a brief burst of light; appear briefly; a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
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a day or period of time for feasting and celebration
definite  Speak Example sentences
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fixed; exact; having distinct limits
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having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense
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rare and unpredictable event; person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
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a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
emergency  Speak Example sentences
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the show, make visible or apparent
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malice; ill will; discontent or uneasiness at another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied with hatred
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emit a brief burst of light; appear briefly; a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
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sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of the urgent need for action or assistance
equal  Speak Example sentences
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the show, make visible or apparent
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oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things
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rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
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having the same quantity, measure, or value as another; identical
esteem  Speak Example sentences
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resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
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opportunity to be heard; capacity to hear; judicial investigation of a suit at law
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act of describing; sketch or account of anything in words
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regard with respect; favorable regard
festival  Speak Example sentences
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determine the nature of; give a definition; describe the nature or basic qualities of; explain
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a day or period of time for feasting and celebration
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drop; sink; lose an upright position suddenly; decrease in size, extent, or range
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oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things
flash  Speak Example sentences
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extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining
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the motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
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sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousing to a particular emotion or action
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emit a brief burst of light; appear briefly; a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
fling  Speak Example sentences
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step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing
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rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
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throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
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more than adequate; willing to give and share unstintingly