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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dependable  Speak Example sentences
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not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
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extreme; inordinate; too much
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reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
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clear to the mind;  in a distinct way
destruction  Speak Example sentences
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sad; gloomy; low in spirits; dejected
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havoc; event that completely destroys something
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particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
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become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure
dispense  Speak Example sentences
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distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
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proclaim; announces important news; messenger
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act of departing; the fact of a person or vehicle leaving somewhere
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swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly
efficiency  Speak Example sentences
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effectiveness; quality or property of being efficient; the ratio of useful output to the total input in any system
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a substance used to color materials
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try to do something by employing effort
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outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
elusive  Speak Example sentences
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become hard or harder
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difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
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charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
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film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event; of or derived from documents
emotional  Speak Example sentences
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charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
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provide living quarters for; lodge; contain; harbor
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sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
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concordant; accordant; suitable and fitting
enchant  Speak Example sentences
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effectiveness; quality or property of being efficient; the ratio of useful output to the total input in any system
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proclaim; announces important news; messenger
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charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
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disappointment; failure; an act of frustrating
endeavor  Speak Example sentences
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nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure
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sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
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try to do something by employing effort
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alteration in the shape or dimensions; a change for the worse
eruption  Speak Example sentences
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move or bring by force or with great effort
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passage or way out; an act of going away or out
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outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
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the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
excessive  Speak Example sentences
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extreme; inordinate; too much
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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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plunge, especially headfirst, into the water; plummet
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effectiveness; quality or property of being efficient; the ratio of useful output to the total input in any system