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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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digestion  Speak Example sentences
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make something double; bend or lay so that one part covers the other
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state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; freedom from ceremony and constraint
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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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anything which is longing for
dissimilar  Speak Example sentences
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incapable of being read; unclear; not legible
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efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
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threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
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different; unlike; not similar
education  Speak Example sentences
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act or process of educating; the result of educating
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the instance that does not conform to a rule
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efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
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having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
endanger  Speak Example sentences
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act or process of educating; the result of educating
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threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
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defensive covering for the head; hat, made of cork, felt, or metal, worn as a uniform of soldiers, firemen
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terrestrial plant-eating insect; young student in initial stages of training
engulf  Speak Example sentences
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different; unlike; not similar
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radiation; discharge; an act of emitting
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an elementary particle with the negative charge
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absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
exact  Speak Example sentences
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subsidy; a transaction that provides funds for a business
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precisely agreeing with standard, fact, or truth; perfectly conforming
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drawback; defect; hinder; unfavorable condition or circumstance
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quake from underground; extremely disruptive disturbance; temblor
exploitation  Speak Example sentences
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feeling of dissatisfaction
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efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
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unfair use of someone's work, giving little in return
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voting; balloting; right or ability to make a choice
financing  Speak Example sentences
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subsidy; a transaction that provides funds for a business
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feeling of dissatisfaction
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having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
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region; remote and undeveloped area
fold  Speak Example sentences
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make something double; bend or lay so that one part covers the other
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act or process of educating; the result of educating
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act of removing from office or employment
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drawback; defect; hinder; unfavorable condition or circumstance
formal  Speak Example sentences
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act or process of educating; the result of educating
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official; executed, carried out or done in proper or regular form
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argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
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one who has received an academic or professional degree; one who has completed the prescribed course of study