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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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denounce  Speak Example sentences
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condemn openly; criticize; make known in a formal manner
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widespread; far-reaching; wide
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weed, cultivate, or dig up with a tool, which has a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
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the instance that does not conform to a rule
dissimilar  Speak Example sentences
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sign; feature; a mark indicating quality or excellence
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containing a high amount of water or water vapor
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the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface by cutting grooves into it
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different; unlike; not similar
earthquake  Speak Example sentences
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quake from underground; extremely disruptive disturbance; temblor
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try to do something by employing effort
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a substance used to color materials
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defensive covering for the head; hat, made of cork, felt, or metal, worn as a uniform of soldiers, firemen
emigrant  Speak Example sentences
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someone who leaves one country to settle in another
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act or process of educating; the result of educating
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tact; politics; negotiation between nations
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clear to the mind;  in a distinct way
emotional  Speak Example sentences
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sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
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supplement; an act of extending or the condition of being extended
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an idea having general application; reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
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rejection; an act of excluding or shutting out
engraving  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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defensive covering for the head; hat, made of cork, felt, or metal, worn as a uniform of soldiers, firemen
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a fried bread of minced beef served on a bun
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the instance that does not conform to a rule
engulf  Speak Example sentences
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absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
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faithfulness; ardent, often selfless affection and dedication
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quake from underground; extremely disruptive disturbance; temblor
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elaboration by the use of decorative detail; ornamentation of fabric with needlework
extensive  Speak Example sentences
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difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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a fried bread of minced beef served on a bun
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widespread; far-reaching; wide
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different; unlike; not similar
faithful  Speak Example sentences
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sign; feature; a mark indicating quality or excellence
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believer; someone who continues to support someone or something
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sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
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try to do something by employing effort
founder  Speak Example sentences
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weed, cultivate, or dig up with a tool, which has a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
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a person who establishes an organization, business
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particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
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act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying