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 5000 Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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puissant  Speak Example sentences
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[権力のある] powerful; mighty; strong; vigorous; forcible
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[催眠] sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
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[粘度] the resistance of a liquid to sheer forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly
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[惨劇] well-paid position with little responsibility
quaff  Speak Example sentences
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[スパンコール] small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
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[蛇行] marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
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[異端] opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization
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[飲む] drink with relish; swallow hurriedly or greedily
rove  Speak Example sentences
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[無気力] state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
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[小川] small brook or stream; streamlet
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[さまよう] act of wandering about, over, around, or through
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[迷う] sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate
savant  Speak Example sentences
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[皮を剥ぐ] scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning
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[抗議] expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, and especially formal statement of grievances
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[熱狂的に語る] speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
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[煮えきらない態度を取る] act evasively in order to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision
scurrilous  Speak Example sentences
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[さまよう] act of wandering about, over, around, or through
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[城壁] something defends from assault or secures safety; defense
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[下品] obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach
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[後退] move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension
sedulous  Speak Example sentences
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[放射] spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
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[小川] small brook or stream; streamlet
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[盗用錯乱空疎] empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant
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[勤勉な] diligent; hardworking; persevering, and constant in effort or application
shanty  Speak Example sentences
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[シャンティ] a small, badly built house, usually made from pieces of wood or cardboard, in which poor people live
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[神権政治] the government ruled by or subject to religious authority
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[小川] small brook or stream; streamlet
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[迷う] sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate
sinuous  Speak Example sentences
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[しなやか] winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
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[従順] easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
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[勤勉な] diligent; hardworking; persevering, and constant in effort or application
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[抗議] expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, and especially formal statement of grievances
slake  Speak Example sentences
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[不活発になる] make less active or intense; satisfy thirst
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[排外主義] an exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners
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[シロアリ表土] the layer of soil on the surface
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[神権政治] the government ruled by or subject to religious authority
sodden  Speak Example sentences
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[ふやけた] thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
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[粘度] the resistance of a liquid to sheer forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly
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[漂う] cause to go gently and smoothly through the air or over water
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[潜水] sink; immerse; put underwater