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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dictate  Speak Example sentences
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[ヒューズ] combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
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[指示] prescribe; rule as a dictator
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[無限] unlimited or boundless, in time or space; without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence
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[無効] of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null
dwarf  Speak Example sentences
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[ハンディキャップ] disadvantage; physical disability; cripple; hinder; impede
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[インフレ] the general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country
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[指示] prescribe; rule as a dictator
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[矮星] cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
economics  Speak Example sentences
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[診療所] health facility where patients receive treatment
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[浮気] deal playfully; move abruptly; toss or flip suddenly
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[正式] as it ought to be; properly; regularly
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[経済] branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
embassy  Speak Example sentences
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[無限] unlimited or boundless, in time or space; without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence
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[お食事] eat a principal regular meal of the day; take dinner; give a dinner to
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[強調] stress; underscore; utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice
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[大使館] the diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador
enlighten  Speak Example sentences
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[無限] unlimited or boundless, in time or space; without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence
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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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[遺伝] descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
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[控えめ] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
evolve  Speak Example sentences
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[進化] develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually
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[没収] something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
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[歴史] having importance or significance in history; belonging to the past; historical
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[強調] stress; underscore; utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice
forfeit  Speak Example sentences
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[正式] as it ought to be; properly; regularly
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[進化] develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually
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[決定] act of making or arriving at a decision; putting an end to; termination
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[没収] something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
glamour  Speak Example sentences
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[日食] darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
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[名目] in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
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[ハンディキャップ] disadvantage; physical disability; cripple; hinder; impede
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[魅力] the air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; a magic spell
handicap  Speak Example sentences
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[控えめ] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
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[感動] stimulating or exalting to the spirit
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[ハンディキャップ] disadvantage; physical disability; cripple; hinder; impede
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[利用] make use of, sometimes unjustly
hardy  Speak Example sentences
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[迂回] distract; withdraw money and move into a different location
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[名目] in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
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[砦ボア達成するため、世界中] body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth in the form of a hollow ball
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[群れ] flock; crowd; a group of cattle or other domestic animals