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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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degradation  Speak Example sentences
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something which makes evident or manifest; any mode of proof
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the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
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meat cut from the thigh of a hog, usually smoked
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humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
denounce  Speak Example sentences
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act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
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act or process of educating; the result of educating
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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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condemn openly; criticize; make known in a formal manner
documentation  Speak Example sentences
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pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
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the way something is naturally made or the way it has been arranged; pattern
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confirmation that some fact or statement is true
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subsidy; a transaction that provides funds for a business
embrace  Speak Example sentences
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act of removing from office or employment
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devaluation; decrease in price or value
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humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
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hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection
encourage  Speak Example sentences
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masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
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bustle; cause to move furtively and hurriedly
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swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly
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activate; stimulate; make someone more likely to do something
entertain  Speak Example sentences
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sad; gloomy; low in spirits; dejected
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amuse; keep a group of people interested or enjoying themselves
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bustle; cause to move furtively and hurriedly
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the way something is naturally made or the way it has been arranged; pattern
evidence  Speak Example sentences
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depress; take away hope from
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something which makes evident or manifest; any mode of proof
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offspring; person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
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one who has received an academic or professional degree; one who has completed the prescribed course of study
exhausted  Speak Example sentences
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the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface by cutting grooves into it
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depleted; extremely tired
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clear to the mind;  in a distinct way
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activate; stimulate; make someone more likely to do something
expressive  Speak Example sentences
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showing what someone thinks or feels; indicative
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save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
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swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly
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offspring; person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
fashion  Speak Example sentences
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bustle; cause to move furtively and hurriedly
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anything which is longing for
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give food to; supply with nourishment
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style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model