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 5000 Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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inviolable  Speak Example sentences
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[お祭り騒ぎ] gayness; splendor; cheerfulness or celebration
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[悲しげな] mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
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[冷静] calm; not easily disturbed; not easily excited to action or passion
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[不可侵] secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable
jollity  Speak Example sentences
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[お祭り騒ぎ] gayness; splendor; cheerfulness or celebration
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[辞書編集] author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in the making of vocabulary or wordbook of language
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[発作] a sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease
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[偏見] prejudiced; affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of the skin; yellow or yellowish
lexicographer  Speak Example sentences
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[やじ] gear; tackle; the combination of tackles for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship
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[雑録] collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works
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[差し出す] hold forth so that a person may take; offer for acceptance
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[辞書編集] author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in the making of vocabulary or wordbook of language
lugubrious  Speak Example sentences
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[悲しげな] mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
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[悪臭] foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor
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[やじ] gear; tackle; the combination of tackles for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship
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[飾りではなく誇示] making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade
machination  Speak Example sentences
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[陰謀] clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes
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[発作] a sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease
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[しなやか] flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable
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[慰め] comic misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound
nonconformity  Speak Example sentences
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[ノ] tied in knots; covered with knots or knobs; difficult to understand or solve
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[微罪] slight offense; small sin or fault
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[雑食性の] eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything; having an interest in a variety of subjects
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[不適合が] failure to conform; lack of harmony or correspondence
obsequious  Speak Example sentences
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[平気] hidden danger; concealed trap; hidden hazard
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[前駆] direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
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[優勢] most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
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[媚びる] slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
ordain  Speak Example sentences
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[命じる] decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
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[カレイ] move or walk heavily or laboriously;  travel slowly but steadily
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[慰め] comic misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound
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[発作] a sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease
ostensible  Speak Example sentences
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[表向き] put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
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[歓喜] rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy
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[素人] someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
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[教皇] pertaining to bishop or pope; having dignity or authority of the bishop
ostentation  Speak Example sentences
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[辞書編集] author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in the making of vocabulary or wordbook of language
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[悪臭] foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor
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[飾りではなく誇示] making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade
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[命じる] decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine