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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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criminal  Speak Example sentences
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[刑事] one who has committed a crime; one who is found guilty by the verdict, confession, or proof
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[信仰] loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; complete confidence
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[恐ろしい] exciting, or tending to horror or fear; hideous
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[不動産] extensive landed property; everything you own; all of your assets
delicate  Speak Example sentences
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[恨み] be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
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[ばか] foolish or stupid person; unlearned, ignorant, or simple person
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[出会い] face; confront;  meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon
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[繊細な] pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way; easily hurt; very subtle between difference
display  Speak Example sentences
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[ディスプレイ] exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest
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[当惑] humiliate; shame;  cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert
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[変装] dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
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[地獄] place of the dead, or souls after death where sinners suffer eternal punishment; any place of pain and turmoil
dumb  Speak Example sentences
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[ダム] mute; lacking the power of speech
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[邪魔] upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange
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[日付] mark the time of; assign a date to
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[美味しい] extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining
economy  Speak Example sentences
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[経済学] efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; a specific type of economic system
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[かすか] lacking strength or vigor; weak
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[本物] authentic; real; true
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[専用] not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
encounter  Speak Example sentences
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[出会い] face; confront;  meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon
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[地獄] place of the dead, or souls after death where sinners suffer eternal punishment; any place of pain and turmoil
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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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[不動産] extensive landed property; everything you own; all of your assets
energy  Speak Example sentences
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[エネルギー] exertion of force; capacity for work or vigorous activity; usable heat or power
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[呪い] call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; bring great evil upon
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[ディスプレイ] exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest
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[鈍い] lacking responsiveness or alertness; intellectually weak or obtuse
faith  Speak Example sentences
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[敗北] disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with
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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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[信仰] loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; complete confidence
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[繊細な] pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way; easily hurt; very subtle between difference
fantastic  Speak Example sentences
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[恨み] be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
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[幻想的] excellent; extraordinary;  strange in form, conception, or appearance
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[経済学] efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; a specific type of economic system
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[当惑] humiliate; shame;  cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert
furious  Speak Example sentences
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[恐ろしい] exciting, or tending to horror or fear; hideous
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[激怒] extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
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[因子] anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
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[クレジットカード] arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow