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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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distinguish  Speak Example sentences
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[出現] come into prominence; spring up; appear
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[区別] characterize; differentiate; recognize
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[ヒープ] crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
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[箔] prevent from being successful
dole  Speak Example sentences
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[実行] put into effect; carry out the legalities of
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[名目] in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
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[失業手当] share of the money, food, or clothing that has been charitably given
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[ヒープ] crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
excess  Speak Example sentences
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[検査] look over; examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws
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[過剰] amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; surplus
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[混乱] wide and general destruction; devastation; waste
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[精巧] marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
expand  Speak Example sentences
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[流行] the outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
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[下] poor; lower than a given reference point; low or lower in order, degree, or rank
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[展開] become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
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[実行] put into effect; carry out the legalities of
flap  Speak Example sentences
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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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[フラップ] the flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; an act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat
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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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[精巧] marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
flexible  Speak Example sentences
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[ハッチ] breed; emerge from the egg
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[名目] in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
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[過剰] amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; surplus
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[柔軟] pliant; elastic; capable of being bent or flexed; pliable
furnace  Speak Example sentences
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[厳しい] unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
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[半球] halves; half of a sphere bounded by a great circle
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[ごちそう] festival or holiday; festive or joyous meal; something highly agreeable; entertainment
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[炉] enclosed place in which heat is produced; place or time of punishment  or great trial; intensely hot place
galaxy  Speak Example sentences
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[精巧] marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
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[失業手当] share of the money, food, or clothing that has been charitably given
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[実行] put into effect; carry out the legalities of
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[銀河] large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
geometry  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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[模倣] emulation; copying the actions of someone else
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[精巧] marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
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[幾何学] mathematics of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids
hatch  Speak Example sentences
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[アイドル] useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy
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[ハッチ] breed; emerge from the egg
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[確執] a bitter quarrel between two parties
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[流行] the outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent