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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dependable  Speak Example sentences
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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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[刺しゅう] decorate with needlework; add details to
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[信頼性] reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
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[フォーマル] official; executed, carried out or done in proper or regular form
discomfort  Speak Example sentences
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[固定] attach; become firmly fixed together, or in position
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[不快] distress; uneasiness; mental or bodily distress
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[家具] movable articles in a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working
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[躊躇] reluctant, irresolute; tending to wait, or proceed with caution or reservation
dwelling  Speak Example sentences
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[チョーク] move or bring by force or with great effort
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[噴火] outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
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[住居] residence; place to live in; abode
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[証拠] something which makes evident or manifest; any mode of proof
effectiveness  Speak Example sentences
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[効果] efficiency; quality of being effective
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[家具] movable articles in a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working
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[ヒール] back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast
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[列挙] list each one; mention one by one
embrace  Speak Example sentences
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[汚い] nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure
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[列挙] list each one; mention one by one
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[臨時] exceptional; remarkable; beyond what is ordinary or usual
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[採用] hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection
emotional  Speak Example sentences
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[ギャップ] opening through mountains; pass; conspicuous difference or imbalance
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[失望] feeling of dissatisfaction
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[フォーマル] official; executed, carried out or done in proper or regular form
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[感情] sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
exalted  Speak Example sentences
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[分布] act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
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[節約高貴] superior; elevated in rank, character, or status; of high moral or intellectual value
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[刺しゅう] decorate with needlework; add details to
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[変位] act of removing from office or employment
exhaustion  Speak Example sentences
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[家具] movable articles in a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working
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[排] act of draining out or draining off; the act of emptying of the contents; state of being exhausted
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[過言] overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
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[噴火] outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
foolish  Speak Example sentences
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[哀願] beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
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[愚か] marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment
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[感情] sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
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[刺しゅう] decorate with needlework; add details to
formal  Speak Example sentences
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[過言] overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
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[おしゃれ] conforming to the current style; being or in accordance with current fashion
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[無害] unlikely to harm or disturb anyone
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[フォーマル] official; executed, carried out or done in proper or regular form