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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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costume  Speak Example sentences
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[葬儀] ceremony held in connection with burial; burial procession accompanying body to the grave; end of existence
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[経済学] efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; a specific type of economic system
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[過酷] rough; coarse; severe; unpleasantly stern
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[衣装] dress; attire; a set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
counter  Speak Example sentences
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[カウンタ] the flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite
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[名声] favorable public reputation; great renown
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[破壊] causing, or able to cause, damage; ruinous
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[ハードウェア] mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
discount  Speak Example sentences
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[ディスカウント] give a reduction in price on
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[平等] having the same quantity, measure, or value as another; identical
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[幻想的] excellent; extraordinary;  strange in form, conception, or appearance
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[まとも] suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted standards
drill  Speak Example sentences
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[ドリル] bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train
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[信じ] unbelievable; beyond belief or understanding
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[お祭り] a day or period of time for feasting and celebration
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[カップル] a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
economy  Speak Example sentences
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[浮気] throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
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[カウンタ] the flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite
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[まとも] suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted standards
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[経済学] efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; a specific type of economic system
emergency  Speak Example sentences
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[緊急] sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of the urgent need for action or assistance
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[陵辱] offend; affront; treat, mention, or speak to rudely
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[破壊] causing, or able to cause, damage; ruinous
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[ごみ] trash; worthless or nonsensical matter; food wastes
envy  Speak Example sentences
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[公開] set forth; set out to public view
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[嫉妬] malice; ill will; discontent or uneasiness at another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied with hatred
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[燃料] substance that can be consumed to produce energy
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[破壊] causing, or able to cause, damage; ruinous
essence  Speak Example sentences
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[本質] a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
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[連邦] of or relating to central government; national
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[名声] favorable public reputation; great renown
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[カップル] a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
fame  Speak Example sentences
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[連邦] of or relating to central government; national
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[魅力] capable of arousing and holding the attention
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[名声] favorable public reputation; great renown
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[うつ病] recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing; sadness; low spirits
federal  Speak Example sentences
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[ハーブ] a plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
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[連邦] of or relating to central government; national
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[葬儀] ceremony held in connection with burial; burial procession accompanying body to the grave; end of existence
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[公開] set forth; set out to public view