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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dictate  Speak Example sentences
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[爆発] tending or serving to sudden outburst; sudden and loud
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[指示] prescribe; rule as a dictator
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[魅力] the air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; a magic spell
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[お食事] eat a principal regular meal of the day; take dinner; give a dinner to
dissolve  Speak Example sentences
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[注入] put in; infuse; force or drive fluid into something
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[溶解] melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
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[性急] easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise
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[爆発] tending or serving to sudden outburst; sudden and loud
diversion  Speak Example sentences
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[遺伝] descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
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[転換] act of turning aside; pastime; an activity that relaxes or entertains
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[肘] hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
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[無限] unlimited or boundless, in time or space; without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence
duly  Speak Example sentences
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[正式] as it ought to be; properly; regularly
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[先住民族] native; originating where it is found
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[係] obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry
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[箔] prevent from being successful
elementary  Speak Example sentences
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[小学校] basic; fundamental; relating to the early stages of studying a subject
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[転換] act of turning aside; pastime; an activity that relaxes or entertains
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[溶解] melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
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[光沢] provide an extensive explanation for words or phrases
engage  Speak Example sentences
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[ハザード] something dangerous and likely to cause damage; risk
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[正式] as it ought to be; properly; regularly
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[係] obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry
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[概略] relating to races; a group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
equivalent  Speak Example sentences
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[相当] interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning
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[小学校] basic; fundamental; relating to the early stages of studying a subject
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[箔] prevent from being successful
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[ジレンマ] predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
evacuate  Speak Example sentences
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[避難] make empty; remove contents of
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[インデックス] anything  which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses; prologue indicating what follows; the second digit
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[転換] act of turning aside; pastime; an activity that relaxes or entertains
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[理想] existing in idea or thought; conception; intellectual; mental;  imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model
explosive  Speak Example sentences
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[象牙] teeth of the elephant;  pale or grayish-yellow to yellowish-white
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[無傷] undamaged in any way; integrated; a whole
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[爆発] tending or serving to sudden outburst; sudden and loud
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[係] obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry
fare  Speak Example sentences
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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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[逃げる] run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner
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[料金] food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
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[象牙] teeth of the elephant;  pale or grayish-yellow to yellowish-white