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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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degradation  Speak Example sentences
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[劣化] humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
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[フラグ] become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure
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[疲労] physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
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[フィード] give food to; supply with nourishment
desire  Speak Example sentences
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[欲望] anything which is longing for
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[絶対] clearly; without question and beyond doubt
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[ヒール] back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast
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[占い] the arrival of something suddenly or unexpectedly; chance; accident; luck
dessert  Speak Example sentences
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[噴火] outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
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[フィード] give food to; supply with nourishment
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[デザート] a dish served as the last course of a meal
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[固定] firmly in position; stationary
distinguished  Speak Example sentences
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[包む] enclose or encase completely with or as if with a covering
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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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[虚数] having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
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[識別] prominent; celebrated, well-known, or eminent because of past achievements
dormitory  Speak Example sentences
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[占い] the arrival of something suddenly or unexpectedly; chance; accident; luck
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[寮] a college or university building for student living; a large bedroom where several people sleep
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[デザート] a dish served as the last course of a meal
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[欲望] anything which is longing for
endeavor  Speak Example sentences
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[努力] try to do something by employing effort
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[疲労] physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
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[包む] enclose or encase completely with or as if with a covering
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[展示会] exposition; presentation; large-scale public showing
envelop  Speak Example sentences
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[予言] tell of or indicate beforehand; predict
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[包む] enclose or encase completely with or as if with a covering
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[幻] deceptive; misleading; based on or having the nature of an illusion
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[エクスタシー] intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
eruption  Speak Example sentences
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[不満] disappointment; failure; an act of frustrating
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[噴火] outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
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[劣化] humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
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[接待] amuse; keep a group of people interested or enjoying themselves
exploitation  Speak Example sentences
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[エクスタシー] intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
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[識別] prominent; celebrated, well-known, or eminent because of past achievements
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[搾取] unfair use of someone's work, giving little in return
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[絶対] clearly; without question and beyond doubt
fossil  Speak Example sentences
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[創設者] a person who establishes an organization, business
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[フィード] give food to; supply with nourishment
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[化石] remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
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[非表示] prevent from being seen or discovered