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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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discreet  Speak Example sentences
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[箔] prevent from being successful
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[控えめ] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
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[ハイライト] make prominent; emphasize; stress
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[感動] stimulating or exalting to the spirit
flask  Speak Example sentences
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[お楽しみ] be complacent toward; give way to; not to oppose or restrain;  yield to the desire of
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[感動] stimulating or exalting to the spirit
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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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[即興] without previous preparation
flaw  Speak Example sentences
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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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[紛争] argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
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[区別] characterize; differentiate; recognize
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[顔をしかめ] look angry; wrinkle one's forehead; regard something with disapproval or distaste
foam  Speak Example sentences
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[泡] white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
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[エレガント] refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
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[無知] lack of knowledge or education
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[欠陥] crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; a sudden burst of noise and disorder
foil  Speak Example sentences
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[箔] prevent from being successful
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[フレーク] flat thin piece or layer; chip; small piece; a small crystalline bit of snow
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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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[泡] white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
fragment  Speak Example sentences
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[フラグメント] a small part that has been broken off or detached; fraction
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[幾何学] mathematics of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids
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[顔をしかめ] look angry; wrinkle one's forehead; regard something with disapproval or distaste
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[エチケット] manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
harness  Speak Example sentences
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[グラフィック] represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
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[ハーネス] stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
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[侵入] move into; intrude; enter by force in order to conquer or pillage
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[無知] lack of knowledge or education
heap  Speak Example sentences
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[ヒープ] crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
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[運命] judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation
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[箔] prevent from being successful
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[感染症] able to pass disease from one person, animal, or plant to another; contaminating
imperial  Speak Example sentences
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[フレーク] flat thin piece or layer; chip; small piece; a small crystalline bit of snow
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[陰鬱] gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
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[貴重] valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
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[皇室] like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
indulge  Speak Example sentences
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[運命] judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation
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[インテリア] inside; inner part; internal; inner
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[陰鬱] gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
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[お楽しみ] be complacent toward; give way to; not to oppose or restrain;  yield to the desire of