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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lash  Speak Example sentences
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[由来] decoration; something used to beautify
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[部] section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
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[ラッシュ] any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
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[筋肉] having or suggesting great physical power; of or relating to or consisting of muscle
liner  Speak Example sentences
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[受信] receiver; one that receives or is receptive
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[パンク] a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
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[ライナー] a vessel belonging to a regular line of packets, like ship or plane
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[いかだ] a flat float made of logs or planks;  a large number or amount or extent
litter  Speak Example sentences
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[冗長] exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
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[滅びる] be destroyed; pass away; become nothing
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[参加] take part in something; share in something
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[ごみ] make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about
longitude  Speak Example sentences
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[経度] an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
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[演習] plan for attaining a particular goal; deliberate, coordinated movement; strategy
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[道徳] set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct
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[部] section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
misguided  Speak Example sentences
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[参加] take part in something; share in something
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[見当] based or acting on the error; misled; lacking proper guidance
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[受信] receiver; one that receives or is receptive
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[筋肉] having or suggesting great physical power; of or relating to or consisting of muscle
mortgage  Speak Example sentences
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[住宅ローン] transferring property title as security for the repayment of a loan
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[大理石] a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
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[霧] visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere; haze before the eyes that blurs the vision
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[結婚式] relating to marriage; relating to husband
nuisance  Speak Example sentences
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[異議] something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
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[挑発] stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
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[守護聖人] benefactor; regular customer
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[時代遅れ] no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
overhear  Speak Example sentences
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[注意事項] prevention; measure taken beforehand; an act of foresight
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[小耳に挟む] hear more of anything than was intended to be heard; hear again
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[筋肉] having or suggesting great physical power; of or relating to or consisting of muscle
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[異議] something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
pillar  Speak Example sentences
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[柱] a strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building
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[正確] exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct
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[筋肉] having or suggesting great physical power; of or relating to or consisting of muscle
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[ごみ] make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about
portion  Speak Example sentences
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[部] section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
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[見当] based or acting on the error; misled; lacking proper guidance
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[殉教者] one who makes great sacrifices or suffers from furthering belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
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[冗長] exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy