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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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[欲張り] wanting to get more than one can reasonably get
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[定義] clarity of outline; concise explanation
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[エキサイティング] creating or producing excitement
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[有利] approving or pleasing; granting what has been desired or requested
disparity  Speak Example sentences
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[格差] difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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[知事] head of a state government
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[飢餓] strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
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[湾] an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
emancipation  Speak Example sentences
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[解放] freeing someone from the control of another
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[尋] measure the depth; come to understand
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[刺しゅう] decorate with needlework; add details to
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[不快] distress; uneasiness; mental or bodily distress
endure  Speak Example sentences
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[解放] freeing someone from the control of another
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[判読] incapable of being read; unclear; not legible
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[我慢] tolerate; carry on through, despite hardships
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[定義] clarity of outline; concise explanation
exciting  Speak Example sentences
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[我慢] tolerate; carry on through, despite hardships
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[住居] residence; place to live in; abode
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[知事] head of a state government
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[エキサイティング] creating or producing excitement
expansion  Speak Example sentences
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[拡大] growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded
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[躊躇] pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
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[展示会] exposition; presentation; large-scale public showing
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[飢餓] strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
fathom  Speak Example sentences
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[刺しゅう] decorate with needlework; add details to
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[住居] residence; place to live in; abode
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[尋] measure the depth; come to understand
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[恥] state of dishonor; bring shame or dishonor upon
favorable  Speak Example sentences
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[有利] approving or pleasing; granting what has been desired or requested
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[離婚] end a marriage; legal dissolution of a marriage
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[リーグ] health; vigor; state or condition of being fit; suitability or appropriateness
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[奥地] region; remote and undeveloped area
ferry  Speak Example sentences
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[拡大] growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded
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[奥地] region; remote and undeveloped area
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[躊躇] pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
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[フェリー] shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
fiber  Speak Example sentences
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[繊維] slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
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[倍] make something double; bend or lay so that one part covers the other
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[不快] distress; uneasiness; mental or bodily distress
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[湾] an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay