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 5000 Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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irascible  Speak Example sentences
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[怒り] irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
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[放蕩] free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint
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[虐待] treat ill; abuse; treat roughly.
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[農薬] a chemical used to kill pests
kernel  Speak Example sentences
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[光る] central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn
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[降水量] unexpected acceleration or hastening; the quantity of water falling to earth
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[照射] expose to radiation; cast rays of light upon
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[緩和] lessen the violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses
knotty  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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[長引か] prolong; draw out or lengthen in time
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[透明] clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry
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[モノリシック] constituting or acting as a single, often in rigid or uniform
laud  Speak Example sentences
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[総体] the whole universe; complex structure, such as society, considered as a single entity containing smaller structures
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[慰め] comic misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound
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[賛美] give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
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[多量] in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
limpid  Speak Example sentences
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[透明] clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry
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[財閥] society or government ruled by wealthy class
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[降水量] unexpected acceleration or hastening; the quantity of water falling to earth
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[マッキントッシュ] waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth
loiter  Speak Example sentences
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[ピケ] a sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
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[有償] burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing
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[石化] convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike
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[ぶらつく] stand idly about; linger aimlessly; proceed slowly or with many stops
negation  Speak Example sentences
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[ピケ] a sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
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[否定] act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything
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[慰め] comic misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound
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[責任] burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity
oligarchy  Speak Example sentences
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[難読] confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex
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[教義] opposite; reversed in order, nature, or effect; turned upside down
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[寡頭制] government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
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[前駆体] forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
pedagogy  Speak Example sentences
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[教育] teaching; the art of education; the science of teaching
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[怒り] irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
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[尊大] excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like a stuffed shirt
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[素人] someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
pendulum  Speak Example sentences
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[光る] central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn
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[推定] the act of believing that something is true without having any proof; belief upon incomplete proof
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[難読] confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex
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[振り子] a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum