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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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epoch  Speak Example sentences
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[滑空] slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
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[やせ] very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
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[結実] bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization
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[エポック] a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
ethic  Speak Example sentences
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[倫理] a set of principles of right conduct; theory or a system of moral values
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[階層] arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
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[超過] go beyond; be or do something to a greater degree
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[滑空] slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
exceed  Speak Example sentences
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[損なう] injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively
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[超過] go beyond; be or do something to a greater degree
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[支出] payment or expense; output
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[割賦] installing or giving possession of an office with the usual ceremonies; partial payment on account of debt
expenditure  Speak Example sentences
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[不] inactive; lacking the power to move; unable to move or act
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[支出] payment or expense; output
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[恐ろしい] horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
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[奨学金] relation of associate; the companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; state of being together
expire  Speak Example sentences
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[期限] come to an end; terminate; lose validity; breathe one's last breath; die
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[飢饉] shortage of food; starvation
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[砂利] small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
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[関心] having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad
fascinate  Speak Example sentences
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[フォルテ] particular skill; special talent
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[階層] arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
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[実証] derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
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[魅了] cause to be interested or curious; captivate
fellowship  Speak Example sentences
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[生息] live in; occupy; reside in
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[損なう] injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively
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[関心] having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad
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[奨学金] relation of associate; the companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; state of being together
ferocious  Speak Example sentences
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[住民] resident; someone or thing who lives in a place
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[割賦] installing or giving possession of an office with the usual ceremonies; partial payment on account of debt
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[どう猛] fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
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[砂利] small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
formulate  Speak Example sentences
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[住民] resident; someone or thing who lives in a place
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[噴火] explode; burst out; become violently active
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[単調] lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
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[砦] decide upon and express in words;  develop all the details of something
fruition  Speak Example sentences
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[結実] bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization
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[支出] payment or expense; output
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[やせ] very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
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[不] inactive; lacking the power to move; unable to move or act