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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dent  Speak Example sentences
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cavity; a depression scratched or carved into a surface
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lacking education or knowledge; unaware
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travel for discovery
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feeling of dissatisfaction
distribution  Speak Example sentences
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proof; an act of showing or making evident
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a precious stone; jewel; pearl, or mineral that has been cut and polished for use as an ornament
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act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
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depress; take away hope from
dramatize  Speak Example sentences
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represent something in a dramatic manner; add details to
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proof; an act of showing or making evident
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difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in a different direction
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image used for worship; the image of divinity; representation or symbol; false notion or conception
elevation  Speak Example sentences
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altitude; the height of a place above the level of the sea
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the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk
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free from blame; clear from guilt; release from a charge; forgive entirely
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travel for discovery
eventful  Speak Example sentences
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a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz; unyielding endurance
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havoc; event that completely destroys something
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busy; momentous; full of events or incidents
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tolerate; carry on through, despite hardships
favorable  Speak Example sentences
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approving or pleasing; granting what has been desired or requested
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difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in a different direction
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state or quality of being equal
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free from blame; clear from guilt; release from a charge; forgive entirely
fossil  Speak Example sentences
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someone who travels into little known regions
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having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound
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remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
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giving aid; assistant; useful; salutary
frightening  Speak Example sentences
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enclose or encase completely with or as if with a covering
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proof; an act of showing or making evident
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feeling of dissatisfaction
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inspiring with fear; causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary
gallop  Speak Example sentences
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move or run rapidly or carelessly, lifting the fore and hind feet alternately, in successive leaps or bounds
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giving aid; assistant; useful; salutary
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a small number; an amount of something that can be held in one hand
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accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly
gem  Speak Example sentences
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tolerate; carry on through, despite hardships
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image used for worship; the image of divinity; representation or symbol; false notion or conception
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pay attention to; listen to, and consider
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a precious stone; jewel; pearl, or mineral that has been cut and polished for use as an ornament