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Group 19 - Matching Quizzes

tortuous

1

	(猛烈) forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
	(蛇行) marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
	(真実) truth, fact or reality, especially enduring religious or ethical truth
	(妨害) hinder or prevent of ; frustrate

traduce

2

	(逢瀬) secret meeting; agreement, as between lovers, to meet at a certain time and place
	(ライチョウ病的全会一致) complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
	(悪く言う) cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame
	(寸前) extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary

transgression

3

	(罪) violation of law, command, or duty; exceeding of due bounds or limits
	(腫れ上がった) swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language
	(尊敬) treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
	(不当) having no justification; groundless; not guaranteed to be good, sound, or of a certain quality

turbulence

4

	(有利) place or situation affording some advantage, especially good view
	(不適切) grossly improper; indecent; in poor taste
	(乱流) state of violent agitation; eddying motion; unstable flow of a liquid or gas; state of violent disturbance and disorder
	(罪) violation of law, command, or duty; exceeding of due bounds or limits

turgid

5

	(不当) having no justification; groundless; not guaranteed to be good, sound, or of a certain quality
	(妨害) hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
	(従順) easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
	(腫れ上がった) swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language

uncanny

6

	(尊敬) treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
	(脊椎動物) animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column
	(すごい) strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
	(不当) having no justification; groundless; not guaranteed to be good, sound, or of a certain quality

unseemly

7

	(逢瀬) secret meeting; agreement, as between lovers, to meet at a certain time and place
	(不適切) grossly improper; indecent; in poor taste
	(衝動) force in an indicated direction; stimulate; excite
	(寸前) extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary

valor

8

	(勇気) bravery; courage and boldness, as in battle
	(アンダー) draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress
	(忍び笑い) laugh in a restrained, nervous way; giggle
	(不適切) grossly improper; indecent; in poor taste

vampire

9

	(方言) everyday speech of people, as distinguished from literary language; natural style; standard native language of a country or locality
	(気化) turn into vapor, steam, gas, or fog; decrease rapidly and disappear
	(吸血鬼) ghostly beings that sucks blood of the living; person, such as extortionist, who preys upon others
	(アンダー) draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress

vanguard

10

	(前衛) advance forces; leading units at front of army or fleet; persons at forefront of any group or movement
	(忍び笑い) laugh in a restrained, nervous way; giggle
	(悪く言う) cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame
	(地形) physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place

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