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Core level · Year 5

acknowledge

verb · Say it: ak-nol-ij

What it means

Core Thinking & knowing

to accept or admit that something is true

She acknowledged that she was at fault.

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    adj.Core

    so deeply interested in something that you notice nothing else

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    Opposite:
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    adj.Core

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    Opposite:
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    Opposite:
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    Opposite:
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    Opposite:
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    Similar:
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    Opposite:
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