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 5000 Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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invigorate  Speak Example sentences
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[活性化] give vigor to; give life and energy to; strengthen; animate
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[モノリシック] constituting or acting as a single, often in rigid or uniform
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[万力を] tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
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[パノラマ] complete view in every direction.
invocation  Speak Example sentences
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[呼び出し] prayer for help; calling upon as reference or support
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[歓喜] rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy
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[万力を] tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
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[前駆] direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
macabre  Speak Example sentences
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[托鉢] beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for a living
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[不気味] suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome
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[当惑] perplex or bewilder someone; confound or flummox
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[陰謀] clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes
misanthrope  Speak Example sentences
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[遍歴] wandering; traveling place to place, especially to perform work or duty
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[小人] extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty
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[人間嫌い] one who hates or mistrusts mankind
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[モノリシック] constituting or acting as a single, often in rigid or uniform
mollify  Speak Example sentences
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[和らげる] make less rigid or softer; calm in temper or feeling
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[前兆] foretell or predict; indicate or warn of in advance
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[多量] in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
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[前駆] direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
nonplus  Speak Example sentences
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[前兆] foretell or predict; indicate or warn of in advance
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[当惑] perplex or bewilder someone; confound or flummox
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[歓喜] rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy
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[可塑] ability to be molded, formed, or modeled; quality or state of being plastic
obtrusive  Speak Example sentences
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[賛美] give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
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[降霊術] belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; the communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future
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[押し付けがましい] inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.
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[照射] expose to radiation; cast rays of light upon
ornithology  Speak Example sentences
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[遍歴] wandering; traveling place to place, especially to perform work or duty
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[おしゃべり] talkative; given to continual talking; chattering
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[瘴気] swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence
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[鳥類] branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds
ossify  Speak Example sentences
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[呼び出し] prayer for help; calling upon as reference or support
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[骨化] change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue
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[おしゃべり] talkative; given to continual talking; chattering
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[押し付けがましい] inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.
paean  Speak Example sentences
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[狭苦しい] unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
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[賛歌] song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
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[お祭り騒ぎ] gayness; splendor; cheerfulness or celebration
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[のperforate] pierce, punch, or borehole or holes in; penetrate