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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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defective  Speak Example sentences
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having a defect; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; lacking
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strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
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structure that gives shape or support; closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines
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stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
depressed  Speak Example sentences
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the arrival of something suddenly or unexpectedly; chance; accident; luck
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something which makes evident or manifest; any mode of proof
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one who works underwater
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sad; gloomy; low in spirits; dejected
disadvantage  Speak Example sentences
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drawback; defect; hinder; unfavorable condition or circumstance
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inspiring with fear; causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary
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having a defect; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; lacking
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threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
discourse  Speak Example sentences
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conforming to the current style; being or in accordance with current fashion
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structure that gives shape or support; closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines
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become hard or harder
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a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
drawer  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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health; vigor; state or condition of being fit; suitability or appropriateness
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sound as if echoing in an empty space; void; vain; not solid; having space or gap or cavity
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the process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body
evidence  Speak Example sentences
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not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable; lasting forever
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something which makes evident or manifest; any mode of proof
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back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast
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precisely agreeing with standard, fact, or truth; perfectly conforming
excellent  Speak Example sentences
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surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense
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process of extracting moisture
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threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
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act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil
extraordinary  Speak Example sentences
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marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
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inspiring with fear; causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary
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pleasant-smelling; odorous
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exceptional; remarkable; beyond what is ordinary or usual
fashionable  Speak Example sentences
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a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
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stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
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back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast
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conforming to the current style; being or in accordance with current fashion
filthy  Speak Example sentences
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the process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body
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process of extracting moisture
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nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure
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save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty