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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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accomplice  Speak Example sentences
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aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
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cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
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failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime
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partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
affliction  Speak Example sentences
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done with or marked by full consciousness of nature and effects; intentional
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failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime
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pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar connecting the opposite wheels
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cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
authorization  Speak Example sentences
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act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant
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fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
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aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
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attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
bacterium  Speak Example sentences
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secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
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crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
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single celled organism with no nucleus
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breaking of contract or duty; breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap
bankrupt  Speak Example sentences
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high church official, ranking just below the pope; dark to deep or vivid red
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crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
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not inclined; having a disinclination; being unwilling
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cause to become financially ruin; ruin
cardinal  Speak Example sentences
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carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
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worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
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high church official, ranking just below the pope; dark to deep or vivid red
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blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
chivalrous  Speak Example sentences
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breaking of contract or duty; breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap
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having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
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clients of professional person; the body of customers or patrons
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secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
clientele  Speak Example sentences
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amphibious rodent about two feet in length; fur of the beaver; tall hat, originally made from beaver fur
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attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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clients of professional person; the body of customers or patrons
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not inclined; having a disinclination; being unwilling
consummate  Speak Example sentences
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breaking of contract or duty; breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap
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ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
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carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
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rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
cynical  Speak Example sentences
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not inclined; having a disinclination; being unwilling
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skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
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worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
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fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold