This word is from CEFR Level B1 list 4
VOCABULARY: ACCUMULATE
WORD FAMILY: verb
MEANING: To gather, pile, collect.
EXAMPLE: Over his long career, he had accumulated a large number of awards.
STRESS: ac-CUM-u-late
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Quick test. Rearrange the words below to create an accurate sentence. HINT: The capital letters and full stops can help you rebuild the sentence!
1. accumulate / difficult / Dust / clean. / to / areas / it / in / is / where / can
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2. the / wealth world, / people / In / focus / too / lifestyle. / than / much / on / accumulating / some / ratherĀ / a / good / material
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3. people / throw / away, / this / useless / results / them / Some / accumulating / an / in / increasing / amount / never / and / of / items. / things
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