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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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disastrous  Speak Example sentences
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[悲惨] extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
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[搾取] unfair use of someone's work, giving little in return
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[汚い] nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure
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[解体] act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
eccentricity  Speak Example sentences
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[偏心] oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
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[興奮は] state of being emotionally aroused
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[デモ] proof; an act of showing or making evident
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[無視] refuse to pay attention to; disregard; overlook; neglect
economize  Speak Example sentences
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[細長い] save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
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[採用] hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection
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[肥料] any substance used to make the soil more fertile
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[欲張り] wanting to get more than one can reasonably get
endanger  Speak Example sentences
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[危険] threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
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[化石] remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
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[解体] act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
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[霧] droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground; haze
exploration  Speak Example sentences
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[ダイム] a United States coin worth one-tenth of a dollar
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[危険] threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
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[無視] refuse to pay attention to; disregard; overlook; neglect
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[探査] travel for discovery
extravagant  Speak Example sentences
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[贅沢] wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
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[実り] productive; fertile; producing results; profitable
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[かなり] in a fair manner; with justice; frankly
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[ハム] meat cut from the thigh of a hog, usually smoked
faction  Speak Example sentences
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[噴火] outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
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[派閥] a party of persons having a common end in view
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[収穫] gather; yield from plants in a single growing season
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[無視] refuse to pay attention to; disregard; overlook; neglect
fairly  Speak Example sentences
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[ダイム] a United States coin worth one-tenth of a dollar
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[かなり] in a fair manner; with justice; frankly
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[疲れ広範な] widespread; far-reaching; wide
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[ホームシック] unhappy at being away and longing for familiar things or persons
fatigue  Speak Example sentences
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[不滅] not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable; lasting forever
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[細長い] save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
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[興奮は] state of being emotionally aroused
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[疲労] physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
fog  Speak Example sentences
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[解体] act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
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[歪み] the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
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[霧] droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground; haze
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[欲張り] wanting to get more than one can reasonably get