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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abrupt  Speak Example sentences
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[アミューズ] occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive
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[突然] broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
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[包帯] a strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds
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[事前] in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation
assumption  Speak Example sentences
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[対応] do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
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[ビール] boil or seethe; cook; be in a state of preparation; be mixing, forming, or gathering
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[前提] something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
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[発生] come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
atlas  Speak Example sentences
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[地図] a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
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[説明] show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove
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[急性] quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
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[レジ] one who has charge of money; cash keeper
attendant  Speak Example sentences
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[議論] overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy
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[コオロギ] outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of 11 players each
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[受付] aide; servant; accompanying; a person who participates in a meeting
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[セメント] any substances used for making bodies adhere to each other; bond of union; concrete pavement
bind  Speak Example sentences
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[利点] tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make fast; contract; cohere or stick together
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[包帯] a strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds
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[受付] aide; servant; accompanying; a person who participates in a meeting
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[不毛] desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
classical  Speak Example sentences
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[クラシック] standard and authoritative rather than new or experimental; relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans
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[電球] the rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
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[参加] act of being present
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[彗星] an object that goes around the sun
compensation  Speak Example sentences
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[アミューズ] occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive
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[湿気] humid; moist; slightly wet
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[逆] state of being suitable
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[能力] something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
confuse  Speak Example sentences
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[混同] cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; mix up
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[資格] a document or certificate proving a person's identity or qualifications; warrant
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[能力] something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
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[ビール] boil or seethe; cook; be in a state of preparation; be mixing, forming, or gathering
consume  Speak Example sentences
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[明らか] capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye
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[忠誠] loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
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[消費] devour; use fuel, energy, or time, especially in large amounts
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[ぼかし] something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot
context  Speak Example sentences
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[議論] overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy
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[彗星] an object that goes around the sun
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[コンテキスト] circumstance; the situation within which something exists or happens, and that can help explain it
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[部長年間] a group of ten, especially a period of ten years