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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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deform  Speak Example sentences
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change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless
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someone who travels into little known regions
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give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
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the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
district  Speak Example sentences
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exposition; presentation; large-scale public showing
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having the nature of an idiom; characteristic of a given language
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region; territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing; division of territory
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cavity; a depression scratched or carved into a surface
dormitory  Speak Example sentences
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act or process of educating; the result of educating
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a college or university building for student living; a large bedroom where several people sleep
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a precious stone; jewel; pearl, or mineral that has been cut and polished for use as an ornament
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relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
draw  Speak Example sentences
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provide living quarters for; lodge; contain; harbor
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the instance that does not conform to a rule
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cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag
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exposition; presentation; large-scale public showing
elusive  Speak Example sentences
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not moral; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest
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difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
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gather; yield from plants in a single growing season
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marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
exalt  Speak Example sentences
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a boxlike container in a piece of furniture, made so as to slide in and out
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relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
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reluctant, irresolute; tending to wait, or proceed with caution or reservation
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raise in rank or dignity; praise
exciting  Speak Example sentences
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creating or producing excitement
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bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling a hair; rough with hair
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relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
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change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless
exploration  Speak Example sentences
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prevent from being seen or discovered
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travel for discovery
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a college or university building for student living; a large bedroom where several people sleep
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having the nature of an idiom; characteristic of a given language
foolish  Speak Example sentences
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not moral; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest
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someone who travels into little known regions
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the refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
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marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment
further  Speak Example sentences
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get greater distance; make more in advance
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cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag
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region; territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing; division of territory
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attach; become firmly fixed together, or in position