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  Academic Words Level 2 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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alert  Speak Example sentences
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the act of hiding the truth, especially to get an advantage
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the process of converting something from one thing to another; transformation
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the warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
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the inclination of head, or bending of the body for respect or submission; bending or rounded part of a ship forward
announcement  Speak Example sentences
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formal public statement; an act of making known publicly
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praise; assign great social importance to
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recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
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complication; the state of having many parts and being difficult to understand
approve  Speak Example sentences
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a physicist who studies astronomy
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designate; nominate; choose someone officially for a job or responsibility
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widen; grow broad or broader
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ratify; consider right or good; think or speak favorably of
barber  Speak Example sentences
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complication; the state of having many parts and being difficult to understand
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haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards
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money collected under a tariff
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confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
bow  Speak Example sentences
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half-open; slightly turned or opened
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the relation between things or events; shifting from one form of transportation to another
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the inclination of head, or bending of the body for respect or submission; bending or rounded part of a ship forward
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agreeing with itself; coherent; regular
broadcast  Speak Example sentences
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addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
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a message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
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the act of hiding the truth, especially to get an advantage
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substantially; significantly; to a degree worth considering
canon  Speak Example sentences
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law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
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overspread the surface; envelope; shelter, as from evil or danger; protect
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an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
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substantially; significantly; to a degree worth considering
chalk  Speak Example sentences
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haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards
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status of being a champion; position or title of a winner
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soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish-white color, used as a drawing implement
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a commissioned military officer
colonel  Speak Example sentences
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a commissioned military officer
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money collected under a tariff
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makeup; constitution; writing; essay
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agreeing with itself; coherent; regular
competent  Speak Example sentences
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one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claim; one who competes; rival
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capable; able to do something well
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yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year
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formal public statement; an act of making known publicly