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 5000 Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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quiescent  Speak Example sentences
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[地層] a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
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[寡黙] inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
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[消費] at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
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[むさくるしい] sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt
restive  Speak Example sentences
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[反抗] impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control
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[変動] a quality of variability and lack of uniformity
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[破格] error in the use of language, especially  intentional use of misspelling; violation of the conventional rules of society
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[鈍感] dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
rivulet  Speak Example sentences
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[隠退] isolate; separate; keep away from others
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[小川] small brook or stream; streamlet
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[むさくるしい] sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt
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[名ばかり] nominal holding of the title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal
satirical  Speak Example sentences
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[鋭い] forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen
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[腐敗] capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt
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[風刺] mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
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[共生] the interdependent relationship between groups or species, often mutually beneficial
savant  Speak Example sentences
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[偏向] having or marked by a strong tendency
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[都会] showing a high degree of refinement
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[皮を剥ぐ] scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning
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[寡黙] inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
sonorous  Speak Example sentences
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[役に立たない] not availing; ineffectual or useless
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[小川] small brook or stream; streamlet
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[名ばかり] nominal holding of the title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal
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[仰々しい] having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in the style of speech; easy to feel
supersede  Speak Example sentences
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[共生] the interdependent relationship between groups or species, often mutually beneficial
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[優先] be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power
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[役に立たない] not availing; ineffectual or useless
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[しなやか] winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
tableland  Speak Example sentences
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[台地を] hill; relatively flat highland
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[散発] occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
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[言い回し] pompous array of words; overabundance of words
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[騒々しい] harsh and rough-sounding; disturbing public peace; loud and rough
tantalize  Speak Example sentences
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[巨額] a large number or quantity
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[小川] small brook or stream; streamlet
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[治療できる] capable of being remedied or cured; set straight or right
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[じらす] tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
trenchant  Speak Example sentences
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[買収する] persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury
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[ユートピア] idealistic but usually impractical social reformer
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[巨額] a large number or quantity
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[鋭い] forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen