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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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duly  Speak Example sentences
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[支柱] display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
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[金融] management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
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[正式] as it ought to be; properly; regularly
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[一般] of an entire group or class; general
enterprise  Speak Example sentences
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[ハザード] something dangerous and likely to cause damage; risk
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[銀河] large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
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[エンタープライズ] company; firm; organization created for business ventures
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[衝撃] sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
evolution  Speak Example sentences
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[出現] come into prominence; spring up; appear
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[フレット] cause to be uneasy; wear away
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[進化] development; a gradual process of change and development
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[無敵] incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
foam  Speak Example sentences
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[エンタープライズ] company; firm; organization created for business ventures
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[衝撃] sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
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[処分] natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
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[泡] white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
foremost  Speak Example sentences
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[模倣] emulation; copying the actions of someone else
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[ハッチ] breed; emerge from the egg
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[第一] leading; main; primary; first in time or place
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[高齢者] somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
formidable  Speak Example sentences
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[恐ろしい] arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
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[フリンジ] margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
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[組み込み] relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
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[第一] leading; main; primary; first in time or place
fringe  Speak Example sentences
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[解釈] explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
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[ハザード] something dangerous and likely to cause damage; risk
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[フリンジ] margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
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[ダイジェスト] break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
frost  Speak Example sentences
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[霜] ice crystal; weather cold enough to cause freezing; provide with a rough surface or appearance
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[偏心] departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
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[侵入] move into; intrude; enter by force in order to conquer or pillage
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[検査] look over; examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws
galaxy  Speak Example sentences
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[炉] enclosed place in which heat is produced; place or time of punishment  or great trial; intensely hot place
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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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[銀河] large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
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[偏心] departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
generic  Speak Example sentences
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[一般] of an entire group or class; general
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[ニット] contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
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[ハッチ] breed; emerge from the egg
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[クスクス] laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; laugh in light, affected, or silly manner