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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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detest  Speak Example sentences
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[研究所] the association organized to promote art or science, or education
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[嫌悪] dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
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[速攻] hurry; rapidity of action or motion
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[偶然] by chance; accidentally
disrupt  Speak Example sentences
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[うなり] utter a deep guttural sound, like an angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound
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[中断] upset; throw into confusion or disorder
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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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[研究所] the association organized to promote art or science, or education
distinct  Speak Example sentences
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[避難所] refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
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[洞察] understanding; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
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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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[個別] clearly noticeable; separate and different
distinction  Speak Example sentences
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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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[エレガント] refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
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[鍛造] a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
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[区別] excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
duration  Speak Example sentences
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[時間] length of time something lasts
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[光沢] provide an extensive explanation for words or phrases
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[一般] of an entire group or class; general
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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
eclipse  Speak Example sentences
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[銀河] large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
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[中断] upset; throw into confusion or disorder
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[解釈] explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
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[日食] darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
eddy  Speak Example sentences
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[鍛造] a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
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[渦] swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
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[日食] darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
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[開始] begin; originate; admit into membership
galaxy  Speak Example sentences
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[銀河] large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
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[指示] prescribe; rule as a dictator
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[陰謀] captivate; cause to be interested or curious; plot for something: scheme for
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[避難所] refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
geometry  Speak Example sentences
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[偏心] departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
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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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[ダイナミック] energetic; vigorously active
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[一般] of an entire group or class; general
harness  Speak Example sentences
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[ダイナミック] energetic; vigorously active
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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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[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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[貴重] valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless