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  Academic Words Level 2 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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accidentally  Speak Example sentences
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able to pay for
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quality of being capable; capacity; skill
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act or practice of admitting; power or permission to enter
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inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
accomplish  Speak Example sentences
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harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
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include; incorporate; be capable of holding
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succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
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expressing of praise, admiration, or congratulation;  given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy
adventure  Speak Example sentences
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make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
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a feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
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something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger
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exhibiting native good judgment
autonomous  Speak Example sentences
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self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
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a general course of conduct; intimate fellowship or association; close acquaintance; informal dialogue
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something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger
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one who writes a book about somebody's life
biographer  Speak Example sentences
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one who writes a book about somebody's life
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include; incorporate; be capable of holding
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self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
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negligent; taking insufficient care; reckless
brighten  Speak Example sentences
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capable; able to do something well
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lighten; cheer; encourage; make or become bright or brighter
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coins collectively
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a commissioned military officer
capability  Speak Example sentences
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connection, whether of persons or things; a union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose
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plentiful; possessing riches or resources
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expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism
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quality of being capable; capacity; skill
coinage  Speak Example sentences
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coins collectively
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act of constructing or building something
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connection, whether of persons or things; a union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose
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harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
colonel  Speak Example sentences
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expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism
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something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger
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a commissioned military officer
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a physicist who studies astronomy
complain  Speak Example sentences
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make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
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having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
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harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
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lighten; cheer; encourage; make or become bright or brighter