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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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discourse  Speak Example sentences
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[家] provide living quarters for; lodge; contain; harbor
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[談話] a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
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[ホラー] terror; fear; intense dislike
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[毛] bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling a hair; rough with hair
dismal  Speak Example sentences
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[搾取] unfair use of someone's work, giving little in return
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[新興移民] someone who leaves one country to settle in another
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[憂鬱] causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy
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[不屈] bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
doll  Speak Example sentences
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[人形] small toy with a human figure, normally for little children
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[包む] enclose or encase completely with or as if with a covering
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[識別] prominent; celebrated, well-known, or eminent because of past achievements
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[憂鬱] causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy
dormitory  Speak Example sentences
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[家] provide living quarters for; lodge; contain; harbor
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[寮] a college or university building for student living; a large bedroom where several people sleep
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[幸運] lucky; bringing something good and unforeseen
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[一般] an idea having general application; reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
drip  Speak Example sentences
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[ドラッグカバー] fix the boundaries of; mark off and separate; set bounds to; decide conclusively and authoritatively
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[刺繍] elaboration by the use of decorative detail; ornamentation of fabric with needlework
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[臨時] exceptional; remarkable; beyond what is ordinary or usual
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[点滴] process of falling in drops; liquid or moisture that falls in drops; the sound made by liquid falling in drops
enchant  Speak Example sentences
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[魅了] charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
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[哀願] beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
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[詳細] get greater distance; make more in advance
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[毛] bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling a hair; rough with hair
encourage  Speak Example sentences
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[危険] activate; stimulate; make someone more likely to do something
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[明示] particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
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[搾取] unfair use of someone's work, giving little in return
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[魅了] charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
excite  Speak Example sentences
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[楕円] rounded like an egg; in shape reminding of an ellipse; oval
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[欲望] anything which is longing for
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[エキサイト] make someone have strong feelings of happiness and enthusiasm
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[船体] the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk
exploitation  Speak Example sentences
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[楕円] rounded like an egg; in shape reminding of an ellipse; oval
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[ホラー] terror; fear; intense dislike
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[搾取] unfair use of someone's work, giving little in return
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[詳細] get greater distance; make more in advance
favorable  Speak Example sentences
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[ホラー] terror; fear; intense dislike
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[有利] approving or pleasing; granting what has been desired or requested
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[エクスタシー] intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
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[落胆] depress; take away hope from