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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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definition  Speak Example sentences
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the arrival of something suddenly or unexpectedly; chance; accident; luck
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clarity of outline; concise explanation
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strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
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radiation; discharge; an act of emitting
determine  Speak Example sentences
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supplement; an act of extending or the condition of being extended
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migration into a place; moving into a place
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fix the boundaries of; mark off and separate; set bounds to; decide conclusively and authoritatively
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voting; balloting; right or ability to make a choice
disapproval  Speak Example sentences
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journey organized for a particular purpose
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a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
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process of extracting moisture
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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
documentary  Speak Example sentences
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film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event; of or derived from documents
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act or process of educating; the result of educating
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the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface by cutting grooves into it
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difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in a different direction
education  Speak Example sentences
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act or process of educating; the result of educating
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process of extracting moisture
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supplement; an act of extending or the condition of being extended
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exceptional; remarkable; beyond what is ordinary or usual
election  Speak Example sentences
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voting; balloting; right or ability to make a choice
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try to do something by employing effort
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supplement; an act of extending or the condition of being extended
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migration into a place; moving into a place
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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sad; gloomy; low in spirits; dejected
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the arrival of something suddenly or unexpectedly; chance; accident; luck
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bustle; cause to move furtively and hurriedly
exhausted  Speak Example sentences
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widespread; far-reaching; wide
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radiation; discharge; an act of emitting
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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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depleted; extremely tired
familiarity  Speak Example sentences
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act or process of educating; the result of educating
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state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; freedom from ceremony and constraint
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radiation; discharge; an act of emitting
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incapable of being read; unclear; not legible
fiber  Speak Example sentences
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uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst
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clarity of outline; concise explanation
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state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; freedom from ceremony and constraint
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slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth