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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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decorative  Speak Example sentences
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false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
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ornamental; embellishing; serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
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thickness; the quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area, or volume
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preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior; earlier
defective  Speak Example sentences
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confirmation that some fact or statement is true
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move or bring by force or with great effort
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having a defect; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; lacking
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causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy
density  Speak Example sentences
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terrestrial plant-eating insect; young student in initial stages of training
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subsidy; a transaction that provides funds for a business
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petrol; flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons
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thickness; the quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area, or volume
diplomacy  Speak Example sentences
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flat; level; parallel to or in a baseline
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tact; politics; negotiation between nations
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bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
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thickness; the quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area, or volume
embrace  Speak Example sentences
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picture; drawing; showing by example
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rounded like an egg; in shape reminding of an ellipse; oval
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proof; an act of showing or making evident
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hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection
exalted  Speak Example sentences
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ornamental; embellishing; serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
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superior; elevated in rank, character, or status; of high moral or intellectual value
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the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk
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worker; a person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation
expressive  Speak Example sentences
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causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy
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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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showing what someone thinks or feels; indicative
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in a fair manner; with justice; frankly
financing  Speak Example sentences
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subsidy; a transaction that provides funds for a business
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picture; drawing; showing by example
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image used for worship; the image of divinity; representation or symbol; false notion or conception
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having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound
foolish  Speak Example sentences
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marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment
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subsidy; a transaction that provides funds for a business
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terrestrial plant-eating insect; young student in initial stages of training
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intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
former  Speak Example sentences
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preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior; earlier
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wanting very much to do or have something
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intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
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list each one; mention one by one