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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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[利用] make use of, sometimes unjustly
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[ディスク] flat round plate; circular structure either in plants or animals
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[投資] put money or effort into something to make a profit or achieve a result
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[お食事] eat a principal regular meal of the day; take dinner; give a dinner to
disposition  Speak Example sentences
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[絶滅] no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
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[処分] natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
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[鋭い] acute; incisive; sharp; express grief verbally
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[例外] extraordinary; unusual; well above average
distinguish  Speak Example sentences
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[ジレンマ] predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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[例外] extraordinary; unusual; well above average
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[別れ] acknowledgment at parting;  goodbye; the act of departing or taking leave
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[区別] characterize; differentiate; recognize
dread  Speak Example sentences
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[生成] bring into being; give rise to; produce
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[解釈] explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
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[恐怖] fearful or distasteful anticipation; terror; horror
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[必須] necessary; critical; vital; constituting or being part of the essence of something
enforce  Speak Example sentences
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[強制] put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
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[かわす] ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
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[投げる] throw with great force; cast; toss
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[フレーク] flat thin piece or layer; chip; small piece; a small crystalline bit of snow
exceptional  Speak Example sentences
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[生成] bring into being; give rise to; produce
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[例外] extraordinary; unusual; well above average
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[感動] stimulating or exalting to the spirit
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[ヒューズ] combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
farewell  Speak Example sentences
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[一瞬] transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly
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[地平線] the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; a range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest
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[別れ] acknowledgment at parting;  goodbye; the act of departing or taking leave
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[保証] make sure or secure, specifically against loss by a contingent event; give or take insurance on
feature  Speak Example sentences
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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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[機能] prominent aspect of something
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[強制] put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
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[フレーク] flat thin piece or layer; chip; small piece; a small crystalline bit of snow
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[正式] as it ought to be; properly; regularly
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[確執] a bitter quarrel between two parties
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[配布] hand out; disseminate; allocate
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[怒り] violent anger; rage; uncontrolled action; turbulence
hatch  Speak Example sentences
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[顔をしかめ] look angry; wrinkle one's forehead; regard something with disapproval or distaste
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[必須] necessary; critical; vital; constituting or being part of the essence of something
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[文化遺産] legacy;  something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
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[ハッチ] breed; emerge from the egg