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  Academic Words Level 2 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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inadequate  Speak Example sentences
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[الزينة] decorative; any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
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[الكمال] having all the properties or qualities; without flaw, fault, or blemish; without error
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[الوطني] inspired by the love for one's country
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[لا يمكن الوصول إليها] not sufficient to meet a need; insufficient; poor
industrial  Speak Example sentences
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[صناعية] of or relating to or resulting from the industry; having highly developed industries
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[الزينة] decorative; any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
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[التربوية] eccentricity; oddness; an odd or unusual characteristic; private ownership; proprietorship
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[المليونير] one whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
interaction  Speak Example sentences
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[بيك] pick; hit lightly with a picking motion; eat like a bird
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[الوطني] inspired by the love for one's country
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[المغناطيسية] the attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets
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[التفاعل] communication; a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting
leopard  Speak Example sentences
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[إطالة ليوبارد] large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots
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[الزينة] decorative; any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
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[اقتباس] passage or expression that is quoted or cited; the practice of quoting from books
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[مقروءة] mythical; fabled; extremely well known; famous or renowned
outstanding  Speak Example sentences
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[بروز] relative importance; the property of being prominent; a standing out from the surface of something
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[لا يمكن الوصول إليها] not sufficient to meet a need; insufficient; poor
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[التدريجي] forward-looking; advancing; incremental
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[المعلقة] distinguished from others in excellence
oyster  Speak Example sentences
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[المحار] marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell
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[الحجر الجيري] a rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime
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[مستقلة إلى أجل غير مسمى] not dependent; free; not subject to control by others; not relying on others
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[الإسقاط] plan for an anticipated course of action; thing that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface
patriotic  Speak Example sentences
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[الوطني] inspired by the love for one's country
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[إلى حد كبير] in a large manner; for the most part; mainly
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[المليونير] one whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
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[لا يمكن الوصول إليها] not sufficient to meet a need; insufficient; poor
patronage  Speak Example sentences
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[العدالة] quality of being just; practical conformity to human or divine law; equity; uprightness
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[الرصيف] dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
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[رعاية] sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
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[التربوية] eccentricity; oddness; an odd or unusual characteristic; private ownership; proprietorship
peak  Speak Example sentences
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[ذروة] summit; apex; maximum; prime
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[المحار] marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell
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[محرض التصنيع] development of industry on an extensive scale
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[إطالة ليوبارد] large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots
peck  Speak Example sentences
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[التقدم] moving or going forward; proceeding onward; advancing
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[يتعارض] inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
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[بيك] pick; hit lightly with a picking motion; eat like a bird
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[كافية] of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement