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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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denounce  Speak Example sentences
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[ユーモア] employing or showing humor; funny; amusing
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[香り] pleasant-smelling; odorous
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[献身] faithfulness; ardent, often selfless affection and dedication
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[非難] condemn openly; criticize; make known in a formal manner
elusive  Speak Example sentences
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[慣用句] having the nature of an idiom; characteristic of a given language
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[除去] act of removing or getting rid of something
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[固定] attach; become firmly fixed together, or in position
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[とらえどころのない] difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
enchant  Speak Example sentences
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[口止め] make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
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[言葉遣い] choice and use of words in speech or writing
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[魅了] charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
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[飢餓] strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
endanger  Speak Example sentences
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[除去] act of removing or getting rid of something
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[妄想は] false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
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[危険] threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
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[ユーモア] employing or showing humor; funny; amusing
fashion  Speak Example sentences
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[贅沢] wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
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[ファッション] style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model
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[過剰] extreme; inordinate; too much
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[無視] refuse to pay attention to; disregard; overlook; neglect
foe  Speak Example sentences
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[敵] enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
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[湾] an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
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[香り] pleasant-smelling; odorous
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[固定] attach; become firmly fixed together, or in position
fortress  Speak Example sentences
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[要塞] fort; castle; fortified place, especially a large military stronghold, often includes a town
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[無視] refuse to pay attention to; disregard; overlook; neglect
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[危険] threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
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[デザート] a dish served as the last course of a meal
frank  Speak Example sentences
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[躊躇] reluctant, irresolute; tending to wait, or proceed with caution or reservation
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[率直] honest; sincere; open and sincere in expression; straightforward
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[口止め] make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
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[除去] act of removing or getting rid of something
gallop  Speak Example sentences
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[分割] make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm
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[ホーン] one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
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[ギャロップ] move or run rapidly or carelessly, lifting the fore and hind feet alternately, in successive leaps or bounds
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[妄想は] false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
glassware  Speak Example sentences
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[蒸発] process of extracting moisture
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[公平] not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
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[ガラス] an article of tableware made of glass
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[実り] productive; fertile; producing results; profitable