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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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discharge  Speak Example sentences
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[精巧] marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
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[一見] glance; a quick look; see briefly; a brief or incomplete view
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[挿入] input; enter; put or set into, between, or among
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[放電] relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
divert  Speak Example sentences
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[迂回] distract; withdraw money and move into a different location
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[投げる] throw with great force; cast; toss
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[嫌がらせ] irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
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[欠陥] crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; a sudden burst of noise and disorder
emphasis  Speak Example sentences
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[堂] demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
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[直感] immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
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[雇用] act of employing or using; work in which one is engaged; occupation
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[強調] special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
employment  Speak Example sentences
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[重力] seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
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[雇用] act of employing or using; work in which one is engaged; occupation
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[精巧] marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
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[専用] without any others being included or involved; purely; strictly
evolve  Speak Example sentences
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[綿毛が] inflated or padded material; light down or fuzz, as on a young bird; superficial entertainment
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[雇用] act of employing or using; work in which one is engaged; occupation
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[誇張] represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate; magnify; do something to an excessive degree
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[進化] develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually
execute  Speak Example sentences
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[実行] put into effect; carry out the legalities of
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[威嚇] frighten; make timid; fill with fear
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[陰鬱] gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
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[誇張] represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate; magnify; do something to an excessive degree
fluff  Speak Example sentences
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[綿毛が] inflated or padded material; light down or fuzz, as on a young bird; superficial entertainment
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[感染症] able to pass disease from one person, animal, or plant to another; contaminating
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[必須] necessary; critical; vital; constituting or being part of the essence of something
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[無敵] incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
fountain  Speak Example sentences
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[挿入] input; enter; put or set into, between, or among
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[発見定式化噴水] spring of water issuing from the earth; artificially produced jet or stream of water
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[堂] demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
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[お食事] eat a principal regular meal of the day; take dinner; give a dinner to
glimpse  Speak Example sentences
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[洗剤] cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap
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[一見] glance; a quick look; see briefly; a brief or incomplete view
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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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[重力] seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
harass  Speak Example sentences
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[嫌がらせ] irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
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[指示] teach; make aware of
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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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[逃げる] run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner