ESL 40/822

adept

• skilled
• very hot
• a new student

vast

• very big, extensive
• from the country
• from space

quite

• very, really

• below
• not noisy

seek

• to look for
• to appear
• not likely

via

• through, with
• above
• below

critical (critical period, critical time)

• important, serious
• to criticize someone
• to copy

impact

• effect
• increasing quickly
• to save someone from danger

specialized

• designed for a special purpose; a focus or speciality
• to treat someone well
• to teach something

rate

• speed
• to let go
• to happen

I________ Japanese for the past three years.

• have studied
• studied
• am studying