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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resemblance  Speak Example sentences
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[似] likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
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[最大限] farthest point or extremity; most distant; extreme
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[素晴らしい] of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
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[一見] apparently; appearing to be something, especially when this is not true
scrape  Speak Example sentences
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[スクレイプ] gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
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[最大限] farthest point or extremity; most distant; extreme
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[船尾] hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
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[スリット] be at an angle; incline
setback  Speak Example sentences
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[交感神経] expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings; approving; having similar disposition and tastes
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[後退] unanticipated or sudden check in progress; change from better to worse; obstacle, delay, or disadvantage
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[信頼] dependable; reliable; able to be trusted
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[重心動揺] swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
shiver  Speak Example sentences
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[震え] shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
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[ソーク] grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
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[セグメント] sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
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[スリット] be at an angle; incline
slippery  Speak Example sentences
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[船] craft; ship; container for liquids
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[滑り] smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
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[提出] refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present
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[リレー] act of passing something along from one person, group, or station to another
slope  Speak Example sentences
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[維持] admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
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[スリット] be at an angle; incline
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[スクレイプ] gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
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[トウ] draw or pull behind by a chain or line
snatch  Speak Example sentences
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[震え] shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
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[混乱] state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
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[ソーク] grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
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[解像度] determination; resolving to do something; a formal statement of a decision
spectacle  Speak Example sentences
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[一見] apparently; appearing to be something, especially when this is not true
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[光景] an unusual or unexpected event or situation that attracts attention, interest, or disapproval
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[配偶者] man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
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[終了] stop; bring to an end or halt
suspend  Speak Example sentences
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[一見] apparently; appearing to be something, especially when this is not true
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[急] soak; make thoroughly wet
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[サスペンド] hang freely; postpone; delay
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[驚愕] move suddenly, or be excited; excite by sudden alarm, surprise
sway  Speak Example sentences
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[ベール] a length of cloth worn by women over the head, shoulders, and often the face; cover; hide
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[重心動揺] swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
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[トウ] draw or pull behind by a chain or line
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[提出] refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present