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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dim  Speak Example sentences
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[介入] get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
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[避難所] refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
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[暗い] emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
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[検査] formal or official examination
enterprise  Speak Example sentences
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[見積もり] judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
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[ニット] contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
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[模倣] emulation; copying the actions of someone else
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[エンタープライズ] company; firm; organization created for business ventures
epidemic  Speak Example sentences
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[栄光] imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
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[流行] the outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
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[光沢] provide an extensive explanation for words or phrases
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[相互作用] interplay; act together or towards others or with
evolution  Speak Example sentences
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[亡命] force separation from one's native country
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[診療所] health facility where patients receive treatment
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[文化遺産] legacy;  something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
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[進化] development; a gradual process of change and development
exile  Speak Example sentences
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[差し迫った] near at hand; close in time; about to occur
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[解釈] explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
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[亡命] force separation from one's native country
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[診療所] health facility where patients receive treatment
fade  Speak Example sentences
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[フェード] disappear; die out; lose color; lose freshness
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[抜本] radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
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[ヒューズ] combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
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[フレア] suddenly outburst; glare; shine with sudden light
feature  Speak Example sentences
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[機能] prominent aspect of something
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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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[亡命] force separation from one's native country
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[逃げる] run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner
flatter  Speak Example sentences
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[フラット] compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favor; enhance someone's vanity by praising them
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[無能] lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
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[エンタープライズ] company; firm; organization created for business ventures
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[ヒューズ] combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
foam  Speak Example sentences
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[ハッチ] breed; emerge from the egg
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[ニット] contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
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[泡] white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
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[解釈] explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
fragrance  Speak Example sentences
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[ニット] contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
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[フェード] disappear; die out; lose color; lose freshness
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[フレア] suddenly outburst; glare; shine with sudden light
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[香り] scent; aroma; distinctive odor that is pleasant