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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dole  Speak Example sentences
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[失業手当] share of the money, food, or clothing that has been charitably given
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[象牙] teeth of the elephant;  pale or grayish-yellow to yellowish-white
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[無効] of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null
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[避難所] refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
economics  Speak Example sentences
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[解釈] explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
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[威嚇] frighten; make timid; fill with fear
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[経済] branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
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[強調] special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
emphasis  Speak Example sentences
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[エチケット] manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
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[渦] swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
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[霜] ice crystal; weather cold enough to cause freezing; provide with a rough surface or appearance
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[強調] special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
feud  Speak Example sentences
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[ジョギング] run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to
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[インセンティブ] something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
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[楽器] tool; one used by another to accomplish a purpose; a device used to produce music; legal document
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[確執] a bitter quarrel between two parties
flask  Speak Example sentences
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[鍛造] a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
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[フラスコ] a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
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[模倣] emulation; copying the actions of someone else
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[確執] a bitter quarrel between two parties
fluff  Speak Example sentences
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[解釈] explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
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[綿毛が] inflated or padded material; light down or fuzz, as on a young bird; superficial entertainment
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[クスクス] laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; laugh in light, affected, or silly manner
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[命令] having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
forge  Speak Example sentences
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[フィードバック] response to an inquiry or experiment
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[鍛造] a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
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[確執] a bitter quarrel between two parties
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[強調] stress; underscore; utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice
harass  Speak Example sentences
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[嫌がらせ] irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
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[電気] one whose occupation is the installation, maintenance, repair, or operation of electric equipment and circuitry
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[無敵] incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
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[恐ろしい] arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
imitation  Speak Example sentences
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[フィードバック] response to an inquiry or experiment
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[ジャーナリスト] writer for newspapers and magazines
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[模倣] emulation; copying the actions of someone else
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[エリート] a group or class of persons enjoying the superior intellectual or social, or economic status
impromptu  Speak Example sentences
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[即興] without previous preparation
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[欠陥] crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; a sudden burst of noise and disorder
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[無効] of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null
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[日食] darken; exceed in importance; outweigh