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 5000 Words Level 2 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abyss  Speak Example sentences
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[火口] a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
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[デフォルト] failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
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[大打撃を与える] ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
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[奈落] enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
affliction  Speak Example sentences
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[アスパラガス] tender young shoots of a Eurasian plant, having leaf-like stems, scale-like leaves, and small flowers
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[悩み] cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
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[詰み] position in the game of chess when a king is in check and cannot be released; utter defeat; complete victory
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[大打撃を与える] ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
almond  Speak Example sentences
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[集会] act of congregating, or bringing together; collection or mass of separate things
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[ペテン師] quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
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[詰み] position in the game of chess when a king is in check and cannot be released; utter defeat; complete victory
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[アーモンド] deciduous tree, native to Asia and northern Africa and having simple leaves, pink flowers, and leathery fruits
animation  Speak Example sentences
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[コングロマリット] the corporation made up of different companies; composing of different elements gathered into a mass
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[アニメーション] act of animating or giving life or spirit; state of being animate or alive
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[加速] move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
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[ペテン師] quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
asparagus  Speak Example sentences
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[アスパラガス] tender young shoots of a Eurasian plant, having leaf-like stems, scale-like leaves, and small flowers
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[編] emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
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[臆病] lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit
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[デフォルト] failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
atone  Speak Example sentences
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[幹部] a private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
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[監査] examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
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[キヤノン] law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
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[償う] make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
axis  Speak Example sentences
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[アナーキー] absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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[軸] the center around which something rotates; pivot
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[乱闘] fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
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[コスモス] universe or universality of created things; ordered, harmonious whole
bland  Speak Example sentences
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[アブラカダブラは] magical charm or incantation having the power to ward off disease or disaster; foolish or unintelligible talk
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[信用] defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
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[当たり障り] lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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[多様な] differing in some characteristics; various
canon  Speak Example sentences
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[バーター] trade goods or services without the exchange of money
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[詰み] position in the game of chess when a king is in check and cannot be released; utter defeat; complete victory
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[キヤノン] law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
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[臆病] lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit
caucus  Speak Example sentences
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[白樺] tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
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[大打撃を与える] ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
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[幹部] a private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
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[コンプライアンス] readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement