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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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landscape  Speak Example sentences
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[挑発] stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
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[儲かる] profitable; producing a good profit
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[パン] any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread
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[風景] scenery; an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
likelihood  Speak Example sentences
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[奉行] a civil officer with the power to administer and enforce the law
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[尤度] possibility, strong probability; state of being probable
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[控えめ] humble; less ambitious; moderate
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[いたずら] behavior that causes discomfiture or annoyance in another; tendency to play pranks or cause embarrassment
missile  Speak Example sentences
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[ニブル] bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
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[メドル] try to change or have an influence on things that are not your responsibility, specifically without permission
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[比喩] implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
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[ミサイル] the weapon that is thrown or projected;  rocket carrying instruments or warhead
moist  Speak Example sentences
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[パン] any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread
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[餌] the target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
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[光] tendency to expect the best possible outcome; belief that the universe is improving and good will win over evil
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[しっとり] slightly wet; damp or humid
morality  Speak Example sentences
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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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[巡礼] traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
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[一] the distinct division of written or printed matter that begins on a new, usually indented line
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[拒否] act of refusing; denial of anything demanded
morbid  Speak Example sentences
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[名門] honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence because of high status
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[病的に] caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
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[しっとり] slightly wet; damp or humid
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[促進] help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize
numb  Speak Example sentences
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[名門] honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence because of high status
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[オブリージュ] without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible; unresponsive; indifferent
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[完全] altogether; entirely; without reservation or exception
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[見当] based or acting on the error; misled; lacking proper guidance
optimism  Speak Example sentences
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[しっとり] slightly wet; damp or humid
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[巡礼] traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
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[流行は] the sudden or violent start of something unwelcome; eruption; explosion
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[光] tendency to expect the best possible outcome; belief that the universe is improving and good will win over evil
outbreak  Speak Example sentences
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[子孫] descendant; the young of an animal
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[流行は] the sudden or violent start of something unwelcome; eruption; explosion
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[植林] farm; an area under cultivation;  a group of cultivated trees or plants
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[見当] based or acting on the error; misled; lacking proper guidance
perceive  Speak Example sentences
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[見当] based or acting on the error; misled; lacking proper guidance
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[知覚] become aware of through the senses; detect
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[プラネタリウム] apparatus or model representing the solar system; museum in which images of stars are projected onto a domed ceiling
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[控えめ] humble; less ambitious; moderate