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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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descendant  Speak Example sentences
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[विस्फोट] outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
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[वंश] offspring; person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
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[टिड्डा] terrestrial plant-eating insect; young student in initial stages of training
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[एड़ी] back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast
digestion  Speak Example sentences
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[क्षैतिज] flat; level; parallel to or in a baseline
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[थाह] measure the depth; come to understand
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[पाचन] the process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body
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[दराज] a boxlike container in a piece of furniture, made so as to slide in and out
distribution  Speak Example sentences
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[अंतर] opening through mountains; pass; conspicuous difference or imbalance
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[ग्रेनाइट] a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz; unyielding endurance
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[वितरण] act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
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[बाजीगर] deceptive; misleading; based on or having the nature of an illusion
effectiveness  Speak Example sentences
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[चुप रहना] make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
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[टिड्डा] terrestrial plant-eating insect; young student in initial stages of training
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[संकोच] pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
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[प्रभावशीलता] efficiency; quality of being effective
employer  Speak Example sentences
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[नियोक्ता] a person or firm that employs workers
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[हिचक] reluctant, irresolute; tending to wait, or proceed with caution or reservation
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[कुंठा] disappointment; failure; an act of frustrating
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[बाजीगर] deceptive; misleading; based on or having the nature of an illusion
foggy  Speak Example sentences
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[पत्ते] masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
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[धूमिल] obscured by fog; indistinct or hazy in outline
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[गैसोलीन] petrol; flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons
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[गुना] make something double; bend or lay so that one part covers the other
foliage  Speak Example sentences
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[थाह] measure the depth; come to understand
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[पत्ते] masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
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[विस्फोट] outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
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[ऊंचा] superior; elevated in rank, character, or status; of high moral or intellectual value
foolish  Speak Example sentences
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[मूर्ख] marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment
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[दस्तावेज़ीकरण] confirmation that some fact or statement is true
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[टिड्डा] terrestrial plant-eating insect; young student in initial stages of training
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[सूत्रपात] proclaim; announces important news; messenger
gap  Speak Example sentences
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[दुश्मन] enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
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[अंतर] opening through mountains; pass; conspicuous difference or imbalance
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[घनत्व] thickness; the quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area, or volume
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[दराज] a boxlike container in a piece of furniture, made so as to slide in and out
goat  Speak Example sentences
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[बकरी] any of various ruminant mammals, of the genus Capra, related to the sheep; scapegoat
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[नियोक्ता] a person or firm that employs workers
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[उदास] sad; gloomy; low in spirits; dejected
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[प्रयास] the exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object