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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dilemma  Speak Example sentences
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[قاتمة] unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
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[صالة للألعاب الرياضية] stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
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[مأزق] predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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[وراثة] receive from an ancestor by legal succession or will; receive by bequest or as a legacy
dole  Speak Example sentences
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[فيوري] violent anger; rage; uncontrolled action; turbulence
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[الملهم] stimulating or exalting to the spirit
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[ايمسون] share of the money, food, or clothing that has been charitably given
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[المعارض] formal essay;  paper written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at university
dreadful  Speak Example sentences
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[المسنون] somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
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[الخمسه] margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
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[الابتدائية] basic; fundamental; relating to the early stages of studying a subject
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[المروعة] very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
economics  Speak Example sentences
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[اغضب] rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke
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[الاقتصاد] branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
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[القاتمة] having or showing great excitement and interest
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[الداخلية] inside; inner part; internal; inner
editorial  Speak Example sentences
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[المعارض] formal essay;  paper written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at university
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[طحن] crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
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[غلوب] body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth in the form of a hollow ball
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[التحرير] of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
elderly  Speak Example sentences
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[المسنون] somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
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[حتمية] having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
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[المعارض] formal essay;  paper written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at university
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[الداخلية] inside; inner part; internal; inner
explosive  Speak Example sentences
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[المتفجرات] tending or serving to sudden outburst; sudden and loud
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[السراجة] stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
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[الهدير] utter a deep guttural sound, like an angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound
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[الدبلوماسي] relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
foil  Speak Example sentences
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[احباط] prevent from being successful
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[الملهم] stimulating or exalting to the spirit
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[دسيسة] captivate; cause to be interested or curious; plot for something: scheme for
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[مستحضرات] the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean; sanitation
fury  Speak Example sentences
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[الخمسه] margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
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[الاقتصاد] branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
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[المروعة] very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
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[فيوري] violent anger; rage; uncontrolled action; turbulence
glitter  Speak Example sentences
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[غرين] act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile
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[حتمية] having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
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[غليتر] bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy
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[الاشمئزاز] strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of