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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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[外部] exterior; outer; suitable for application to the outside
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[アイドル] useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy
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[象牙] teeth of the elephant;  pale or grayish-yellow to yellowish-white
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[却下] stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
distinguish  Speak Example sentences
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[粉砕] crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
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[区別] characterize; differentiate; recognize
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[雇用] act of employing or using; work in which one is engaged; occupation
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[外部] exterior; outer; suitable for application to the outside
employment  Speak Example sentences
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[汚物] foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
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[雇用] act of employing or using; work in which one is engaged; occupation
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[時間] length of time something lasts
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[象牙] teeth of the elephant;  pale or grayish-yellow to yellowish-white
estimate  Speak Example sentences
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[ドーム] building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola
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[料金] food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
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[見積もり] judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
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[今度] ready or about to appear; making appearance
external  Speak Example sentences
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[浮気] deal playfully; move abruptly; toss or flip suddenly
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[外部] exterior; outer; suitable for application to the outside
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[陰鬱] gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
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[排気] gases ejected from an engine as waste products; use up the whole supply of
fidelity  Speak Example sentences
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[貴重] valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
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[程度] extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; the degree to which a thing extends
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[時間] length of time something lasts
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[忠実] faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
filth  Speak Example sentences
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[汚物] foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
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[見積もり] judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
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[外部] exterior; outer; suitable for application to the outside
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[恐ろしい] arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
forthcoming  Speak Example sentences
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[今度] ready or about to appear; making appearance
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[一般] of an entire group or class; general
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[ドリフト] float; moving aimlessly; wander
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[泡] white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
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[香り] scent; aroma; distinctive odor that is pleasant
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[フラスコ] a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
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[歴史] having importance or significance in history; belonging to the past; historical
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[貴重] valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
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[ドリフト] float; moving aimlessly; wander
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[ゲージ] measuring instrument; measure; judge
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[エリート] a group or class of persons enjoying the superior intellectual or social, or economic status
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[浮気] deal playfully; move abruptly; toss or flip suddenly