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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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defend  Speak Example sentences
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[الدفاع] make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm
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[اختلاف] difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in a different direction
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[خزف] wanting very much to do or have something
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[الجمباز] a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility
deficient  Speak Example sentences
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[قصور] inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
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[مؤذية] unlikely to harm or disturb anyone
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[العلم] become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure
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[معرض] exposition; presentation; large-scale public showing
departure  Speak Example sentences
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[الحلوى] a dish served as the last course of a meal
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[تساوم] argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
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[رحيل] act of departing; the fact of a person or vehicle leaving somewhere
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[الانبعاثات] radiation; discharge; an act of emitting
desire  Speak Example sentences
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[الانبعاثات] radiation; discharge; an act of emitting
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[رغبة] anything which is longing for
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[يعوق] put at a disadvantage; prevent the progress or free movement of
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[تحرير] freeing someone from the control of another
disparity  Speak Example sentences
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[يعوق] put at a disadvantage; prevent the progress or free movement of
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[الفوري] having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
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[التفاوت] difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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[رب العمل] a person or firm that employs workers
dispense  Speak Example sentences
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[الاستغناء] distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
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[توظيف] engage the services of; put to work; apply
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[المساواة معدات] the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose
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[بالتنقيط] process of falling in drops; liquid or moisture that falls in drops; the sound made by liquid falling in drops
drag  Speak Example sentences
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[الحلوى] a dish served as the last course of a meal
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[مضياف] disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
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[جر] move or bring by force or with great effort
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[الألياف] slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
fairly  Speak Example sentences
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[نسبيا] in a fair manner; with justice; frankly
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[رب العمل] a person or firm that employs workers
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[خزف] wanting very much to do or have something
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[مضياف] disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
foggy  Speak Example sentences
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[ضبابي] obscured by fog; indistinct or hazy in outline
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[التنوب] any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies
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[تساوم] argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
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[الألياف] slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
guess  Speak Example sentences
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[ينبئ] tell of or indicate beforehand; predict
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[الجاذبية تخمين] form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means of knowledge; judge of at random
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[مؤذية] unlikely to harm or disturb anyone
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[المعبود] image used for worship; the image of divinity; representation or symbol; false notion or conception