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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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defective  Speak Example sentences
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a United States coin worth one-tenth of a dollar
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having a defect; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; lacking
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act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
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song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
dime  Speak Example sentences
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free from blame; clear from guilt; release from a charge; forgive entirely
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growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded
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something hinted at or suggested; an act of implying; condition of being implied
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a United States coin worth one-tenth of a dollar
election  Speak Example sentences
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physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
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pleasant-smelling; odorous
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voting; balloting; right or ability to make a choice
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approving or pleasing; granting what has been desired or requested
exact  Speak Example sentences
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marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
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inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
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precisely agreeing with standard, fact, or truth; perfectly conforming
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reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
exclusion  Speak Example sentences
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rejection; an act of excluding or shutting out
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a dish served as the last course of a meal
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live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
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a United States coin worth one-tenth of a dollar
excuse  Speak Example sentences
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free from blame; clear from guilt; release from a charge; forgive entirely
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thickness; the quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area, or volume
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voting; balloting; right or ability to make a choice
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growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded
exit  Speak Example sentences
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the exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object
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song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
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passage or way out; an act of going away or out
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physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
expansion  Speak Example sentences
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reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
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an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
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growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded
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free from blame; clear from guilt; release from a charge; forgive entirely
favorable  Speak Example sentences
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physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
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approving or pleasing; granting what has been desired or requested
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the way something is naturally made or the way it has been arranged; pattern
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distress; uneasiness; mental or bodily distress
grasshopper  Speak Example sentences
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terrestrial plant-eating insect; young student in initial stages of training
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something hinted at or suggested; an act of implying; condition of being implied
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an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
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refuse to pay attention to; disregard; overlook; neglect