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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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definite  Speak Example sentences
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[強烈] extreme; acute; in an extreme degree
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[預金] money given as a guarantee or security
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[明確] fixed; exact; having distinct limits
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[値する] be worthy of; have a right to
deny  Speak Example sentences
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[拒否] disagree with; refuse; declare untrue
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[明確] fixed; exact; having distinct limits
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[人間] kindness; virtue; all of the inhabitants of the earth
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[デッキ] a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
disaster  Speak Example sentences
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[クリープ] move slowly; move stealthily or cautiously
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[お墓] a place for the burial; death, or extinction
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[災害] catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty
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[親切] beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor
distraction  Speak Example sentences
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[無実] naive; lacking sense or awareness; free from evil or guilt
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[専用] not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
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[名声] favorable public reputation; great renown
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[気晴らし] extreme mental or emotional disturbance; obsession; confusion of affairs; being drawn apart
dump  Speak Example sentences
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[ダンプ] sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse
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[亀裂] break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split;  hit forcefully; pass through
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[専用] not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
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[預金] money given as a guarantee or security
embarrass  Speak Example sentences
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[当惑] humiliate; shame;  cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert
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[インスピレーション] sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousing to a particular emotion or action
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[重要] ornamental circlet or head covering, made of gold  with jewels and worn as a symbol of sovereignty
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[展示] the show, make visible or apparent
entertainment  Speak Example sentences
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[ダンプ] sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse
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[エンターテインメント] amusement; public shows, performances, or other ways of enjoying yourself
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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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[グランド] solid surface of the earth; bottom; lowest part
exclusive  Speak Example sentences
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[親切] beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor
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[当惑] humiliate; shame;  cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert
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[専用] not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
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[お墓] a place for the burial; death, or extinction
fusion  Speak Example sentences
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[融合] union; an act of melting together by heat
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[保護者] one who guards, preserves, or secures; one who has, or is entitled to custody of person or property
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[最終] forming or occurring at the end; terminating; ultimate; conclusive
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[エキゾチック] from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
grace  Speak Example sentences
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[グレース] elegance and beauty of movement or expression; a short prayer of thanks before a meal
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[幻惑] unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; unwilling to hear or listen; regardless; not to be persuaded
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[保護者] one who guards, preserves, or secures; one who has, or is entitled to custody of person or property
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[拒否] disagree with; refuse; declare untrue