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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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enlightenment  Speak Example sentences
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[不感] unconscious; unresponsive; very small or gradual
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[歩兵] body of children; a body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers
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[雄弁] powerful and effective language; persuasive speech
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[啓発] education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
epistle  Speak Example sentences
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[信徒] writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; letter
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[推敲] production by a gradual process; the act of working out with great care in detail
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[ゲージ] standard or scale of measurement; an instrument for measuring or testing
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[陽気] good-natured; marked by good cheer; cheerful and good-humored
forbearance  Speak Example sentences
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[免れる] avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
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[軽薄] lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
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[忍耐] patience;  restraint of passions; the act of forbearing or waiting
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[大空] fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
freight  Speak Example sentences
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[歩兵] body of children; a body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers
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[貨物] convey commercially as cargo; load with goods to be transported
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[試験監督をする] watch diligently; keep watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating
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[大空] fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
frivolous  Speak Example sentences
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[大空] fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
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[は見送る無償] given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned
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[軽薄] lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
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[壮大] quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
funding  Speak Example sentences
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[柔軟性] rigid; stiff; incapable of being changed
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[資金調達] act of financing; financial resources provided to make some project possible
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[折りたたみ] bending so that one part covers the other
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[ゲージ] standard or scale of measurement; an instrument for measuring or testing
gauge  Speak Example sentences
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[初期] early; preliminary; occurring at the beginning
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[ゲージ] standard or scale of measurement; an instrument for measuring or testing
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[安易] done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
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[壮大] quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
grandeur  Speak Example sentences
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[壮大] quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
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[眠] dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
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[は見送る無償] given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned
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[忘恩] lack of gratitude; forgetfulness of kindness or favors received
inconsistency  Speak Example sentences
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[画像] ability to form mental images of things or events; figurative writing
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[矛盾] state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
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[無効] make invalid; nullify; destroy
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[眠] dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
indescribable  Speak Example sentences
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[熱っぽい] marked by intense agitation or emotion
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[免れる] avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
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[グリー] music; entertainment; joy; merriment; mirth
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[言葉で表せないほどの] incapable of being described