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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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[शर्त] crouch or curl up; mass; heap;  crowd or draw together
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[भेद] excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
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[अमूल्य] valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
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[पचा] break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
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[मंद] emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
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[शर्त] crouch or curl up; mass; heap;  crowd or draw together
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[दुर्जेय] arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
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[उदास] body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth in the form of a hollow ball
distinction  Speak Example sentences
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[उपकरण] tool; one used by another to accomplish a purpose; a device used to produce music; legal document
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[भयानक] very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
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[उदास] imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
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[भेद] excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
drift  Speak Example sentences
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[चापलूसी] compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favor; enhance someone's vanity by praising them
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[बहाव] float; moving aimlessly; wander
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[जल्दबाजी में] easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise
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[निष्क्रिय] useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy
elbow  Speak Example sentences
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[कल्पनाशील] marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
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[पचा] break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
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[कोहनी] hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
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[बुजुर्गों] somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
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[सूची] checklist; a collection of resources
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[भंग] melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
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[रोष] violent anger; rage; uncontrolled action; turbulence
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[बुजुर्गों] somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
enlighten  Speak Example sentences
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[रोकना] ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
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[निष्पादित] put into effect; carry out the legalities of
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[बहाव] float; moving aimlessly; wander
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[प्रबुद्ध] supply with light; illuminate, as the sun enlightens the earth; make clear to the intellect; inform or instruct
enterprise  Speak Example sentences
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[जल्दबाजी में] easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise
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[योग्य] qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage
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[उद्यम] company; firm; organization created for business ventures
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[ठंढ] ice crystal; weather cold enough to cause freezing; provide with a rough surface or appearance
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[समकक्ष] interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning
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[शर्त] crouch or curl up; mass; heap;  crowd or draw together
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[विनाशकारी] destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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[कठोर] radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
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[योग्य] qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage
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[रोष] violent anger; rage; uncontrolled action; turbulence
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[सदा] continuing forever or indefinitely
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[भयानक] very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking