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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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devastating  Speak Example sentences
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[雇用] act of employing or using; work in which one is engaged; occupation
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[堂] demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
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[グレア] light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
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[破壊] destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
distinct  Speak Example sentences
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[溶解] melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
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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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[恐ろしい] very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
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[個別] clearly noticeable; separate and different
dome  Speak Example sentences
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[ドーム] building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola
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[破壊] destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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[溶解] melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
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[逃げる] run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner
eccentric  Speak Example sentences
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[検査] look over; examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws
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[熱狂] having or showing great excitement and interest
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[さらに] in addition; moreover; still further
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[偏心] departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
employment  Speak Example sentences
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[恐ろしい] very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
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[雇用] act of employing or using; work in which one is engaged; occupation
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[グレア] light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
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[傲慢] strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
enthusiastic  Speak Example sentences
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[フィードバック] response to an inquiry or experiment
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[啓発] supply with light; illuminate, as the sun enlightens the earth; make clear to the intellect; inform or instruct
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[熱狂] having or showing great excitement and interest
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[ハザード] something dangerous and likely to cause damage; risk
epidemic  Speak Example sentences
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[さらに] in addition; moreover; still further
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[流行] the outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
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[恐ろしい] very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
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[ドーム] building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola
erratic  Speak Example sentences
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[弱] lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
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[流行] the outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
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[不安定] no fixed or regular course; wandering
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[見積もり] judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
essential  Speak Example sentences
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[必須] necessary; critical; vital; constituting or being part of the essence of something
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[啓発] supply with light; illuminate, as the sun enlightens the earth; make clear to the intellect; inform or instruct
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[象牙] teeth of the elephant;  pale or grayish-yellow to yellowish-white
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[ノブ] a hard protuberance; hard swelling or rising; bunch; lump
estimate  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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[見積もり] judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
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[処分] get rid of; settle or decide a matter; place or set in a particular order; arrange
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[逃げる] run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner