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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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desire  Speak Example sentences
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anything which is longing for
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raise in rank or dignity; praise
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plunge, especially headfirst, into the water; plummet
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residence; place to live in; abode
diplomacy  Speak Example sentences
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tact; politics; negotiation between nations
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creating or producing excitement
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anything which is longing for
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masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
elasticity  Speak Example sentences
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an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
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movable articles in a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working
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an elementary particle with the negative charge
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the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
excite  Speak Example sentences
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not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
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make someone have strong feelings of happiness and enthusiasm
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health; vigor; state or condition of being fit; suitability or appropriateness
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not deferred by an interval of time; present; occurring at once; instant
fertilizer  Speak Example sentences
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any substance used to make the soil more fertile
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sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
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an elementary particle with the negative charge
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sever into two or more parts or pieces; separate into parts; cause to be separate
firm  Speak Example sentences
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lucky; bringing something good and unforeseen
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vary; go in different directions from the same point
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sever into two or more parts or pieces; separate into parts; cause to be separate
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hard; solid; resolute; determined
flag  Speak Example sentences
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vary; go in different directions from the same point
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productive; fertile; producing results; profitable
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become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure
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region; remote and undeveloped area
fortunate  Speak Example sentences
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lucky; bringing something good and unforeseen
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get greater distance; make more in advance
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anything which is longing for
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masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
fruitful  Speak Example sentences
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quake from underground; extremely disruptive disturbance; temblor
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anything which is longing for
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honest; sincere; open and sincere in expression; straightforward
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productive; fertile; producing results; profitable
furniture  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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passage or way out; an act of going away or out
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form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means of knowledge; judge of at random
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residence; place to live in; abode