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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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declare  Speak Example sentences
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[衣装] dress; attire; a set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
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[宣言] state clearly; make known formally or officially
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[フィット] be the right size or shape; conform to some shape or size
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[グリップ] hold fast or firmly; seize as in a wrestling match
define  Speak Example sentences
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[炎] stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; the passion of love
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[衣装] dress; attire; a set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
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[フラッシュ] flow and spread suddenly; flood
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[定義] determine the nature of; give a definition; describe the nature or basic qualities of; explain
description  Speak Example sentences
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[エキゾチック] from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
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[記述] act of describing; sketch or account of anything in words
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[障害] neglect of order or system; irregularity; disturbance; sickness
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[デッキ] a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
design  Speak Example sentences
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[デザイン] act of working out the form of something; creation of something in mind; formulate a plan for
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[出会い] face; confront;  meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon
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[里親] rear; promote the growth of; help develop
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[嫉妬] malice; ill will; discontent or uneasiness at another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied with hatred
drama  Speak Example sentences
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[出会い] face; confront;  meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon
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[ドラマ] play; literary work intended for theater
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[クリープ] move slowly; move stealthily or cautiously
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[ダム] mute; lacking the power of speech
dramatic  Speak Example sentences
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[無効] deprive of capability or effectiveness; unable; impair; diminish
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[劇的な] striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
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[歯科] a person qualified to practice dentistry
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[ホスト] great number; person entertaining guests
dumb  Speak Example sentences
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[信じ] unbelievable; beyond belief or understanding
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[クリープ] move slowly; move stealthily or cautiously
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[陵辱] offend; affront; treat, mention, or speak to rudely
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[ダム] mute; lacking the power of speech
edge  Speak Example sentences
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[グリップ] hold fast or firmly; seize as in a wrestling match
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[エッジ] brink; perimeter; margin
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[女性] for or composed of women or girls
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[ドラマ] play; literary work intended for theater
eternal  Speak Example sentences
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[信じ] unbelievable; beyond belief or understanding
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[ときめき] press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing
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[エッジ] brink; perimeter; margin
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[永遠] forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
exotic  Speak Example sentences
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[デッキ] a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
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[エキゾチック] from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
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[出会い] face; confront;  meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon
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[信じ] unbelievable; beyond belief or understanding