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  Academic Words Level 2 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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acceleration  Speak Example sentences
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[加速] a faster rate of improvement; the rate of change of velocity to time
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[計算] compute; determine; estimate
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[説明] process of making things clearer or easier to understand
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[半開き] half-open; slightly turned or opened
accidental  Speak Example sentences
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[トウモロコシ] plants, such as wheat, maize, oats, and barley, that can be used to produce flour
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[偶然] unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally
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[チョップ] hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
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[半開き] half-open; slightly turned or opened
analyze  Speak Example sentences
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[偶然] unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally
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[軽蔑] scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
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[装飾] embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
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[分析] diagnose; study, or examine something in detail to discover more about it
approximately  Speak Example sentences
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[天文学者] a physicist who studies astronomy
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[川] a small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook
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[くちばし] nib; the horny projecting mouth of a bird
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[約] very similarly; roughly
arrogance  Speak Example sentences
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[建設] act of constructing or building something
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[逃げる廃止絶対] perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
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[授ける] give as a gift; present
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[傲慢] overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation
atom  Speak Example sentences
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[原子] a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
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[アクセス] easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
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[苦情] make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
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[コンテナ] any object that can be used to hold things
beak  Speak Example sentences
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[授ける] give as a gift; present
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[くちばし] nib; the horny projecting mouth of a bird
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[苦情] make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
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[軽蔑] scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
biographer  Speak Example sentences
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[偶然] unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally
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[天文学者] a physicist who studies astronomy
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[債務] liability; obligation; money or goods or services owed by one person to another
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[伝記] one who writes a book about somebody's life
charcoal  Speak Example sentences
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[指揮者] a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; the person who collects fares on a public conveyance
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[炭] a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
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[肌寒い] cold but not freezing; unfriendly
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[半開き] half-open; slightly turned or opened
colonel  Speak Example sentences
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[適応] modification; alteration or adjustment in structure or habits
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[計算] calculation; the act or process of calculating an answer or amount by using a machine
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[くちばし] nib; the horny projecting mouth of a bird
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[大佐] a commissioned military officer