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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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denounce  Speak Example sentences
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meat cut from the thigh of a hog, usually smoked
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having a defect; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; lacking
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condemn openly; criticize; make known in a formal manner
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act or process of educating; the result of educating
discourse  Speak Example sentences
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uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst
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a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
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containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents
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movable articles in a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working
distortion  Speak Example sentences
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the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
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remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
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movable articles in a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working
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effectiveness; quality or property of being efficient; the ratio of useful output to the total input in any system
divorce  Speak Example sentences
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a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
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condemn openly; criticize; make known in a formal manner
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end a marriage; legal dissolution of a marriage
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philanthropic; one devoted to the promotion of human welfare and social reforms
elasticity  Speak Example sentences
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the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
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voting; balloting; right or ability to make a choice
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any substance used to make the soil more fertile
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giving aid; assistant; useful; salutary
endless  Speak Example sentences
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movable articles in a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working
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not moral; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest
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without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable
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end a marriage; legal dissolution of a marriage
exception  Speak Example sentences
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a substance used to color materials
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the instance that does not conform to a rule
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not moral; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest
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refuse to pay attention to; disregard; overlook; neglect
exploration  Speak Example sentences
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radiation; discharge; an act of emitting
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travel for discovery
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small toy with a human figure, normally for little children
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of home; domestic; familiar; intimate; plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished
feed  Speak Example sentences
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incapable of being read; unclear; not legible
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give food to; supply with nourishment
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the way something is naturally made or the way it has been arranged; pattern
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a boxlike container in a piece of furniture, made so as to slide in and out
furniture  Speak Example sentences
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overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
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the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
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movable articles in a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working
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end a marriage; legal dissolution of a marriage