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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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depreciation  Speak Example sentences
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[変位] act of removing from office or employment
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[固定] firmly in position; stationary
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[偏心] oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
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[減価償却] devaluation; decrease in price or value
destruction  Speak Example sentences
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[破壊] havoc; event that completely destroys something
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[新興移民] someone who leaves one country to settle in another
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[おしゃれ] conforming to the current style; being or in accordance with current fashion
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[努力] the exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object
district  Speak Example sentences
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[感情] sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
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[解放] freeing someone from the control of another
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[変動] risk, particularly of being exposed to disease; unmasking; an act of laying something open
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[地区] region; territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing; division of territory
drip  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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[点滴] process of falling in drops; liquid or moisture that falls in drops; the sound made by liquid falling in drops
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[破壊] havoc; event that completely destroys something
eccentricity  Speak Example sentences
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[偏心] oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
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[変位] act of removing from office or employment
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[習慣] an established disposition of the mind or character; distinctive dress, especially of a religious order
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[地区] region; territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing; division of territory
effort  Speak Example sentences
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[搾取] unfair use of someone's work, giving little in return
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[努力] the exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object
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[詳細] get greater distance; make more in advance
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[外交] tact; politics; negotiation between nations
elegance  Speak Example sentences
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[採用] engage the services of; put to work; apply
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[エレガンス] the refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
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[悲惨] extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
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[リーグ] health; vigor; state or condition of being fit; suitability or appropriateness
emancipation  Speak Example sentences
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[解放] freeing someone from the control of another
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[ダイム] a United States coin worth one-tenth of a dollar
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[硬化] a small number; an amount of something that can be held in one hand
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[細長い] save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
embrace  Speak Example sentences
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[細長い] save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
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[採用] hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection
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[遠征] journey organized for a particular purpose
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[大学院] one who has received an academic or professional degree; one who has completed the prescribed course of study
emigrant  Speak Example sentences
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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
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[節約高貴] superior; elevated in rank, character, or status; of high moral or intellectual value
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[新興移民] someone who leaves one country to settle in another
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[固定] firmly in position; stationary