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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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saddle  Speak Example sentences
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[保護] load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
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[トーナメント] contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
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[体温計] an instrument for measuring temperature
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[敬礼] salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
saline  Speak Example sentences
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[無条件] made without condition; absolute; unreserved
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[保護] load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
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[敬礼] salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
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[リズム] pattern; beat;  recurring at regular intervals
segment  Speak Example sentences
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[透明] easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
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[無条件] made without condition; absolute; unreserved
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[リム] border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving
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[セグメント] sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
straightforward  Speak Example sentences
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[誘惑] act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction
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[簡単] proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank
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[土壌] material in the surface of the earth
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[火山] fissure in the earth's crust through which molten lava and gases erupt
submarine  Speak Example sentences
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[スマッシュ] break in pieces by violence; dash to pieces; crush
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[ウェッジ] a piece of metal, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks
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[潜水艦] submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
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[保存] keep; maintain possession of;  hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
submit  Speak Example sentences
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[体温計] an instrument for measuring temperature
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[終了] stop; bring to an end or halt
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[リズム] pattern; beat;  recurring at regular intervals
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[提出] refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present
sum  Speak Example sentences
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[リム] border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving
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[直立] in an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward
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[価値] sufficiently valuable; important to be worth one's time, effort, or interest
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[合計] mount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added together; amount
surplus  Speak Example sentences
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[黒字] remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
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[トウ] draw or pull behind by a chain or line
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[スポンサー] one who binds himself to answer for another and is responsible for his default; godfather or godmother
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[リム] border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving
survey  Speak Example sentences
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[印象] dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
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[解像度] determination; resolving to do something; a formal statement of a decision
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[透明] easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
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[調査] poll; detailed critical inspection
tar  Speak Example sentences
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[テープ才能タール] sailor or seaman; thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal
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[似] be similar to; take after; look like
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[トーナメント] contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
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[セグメント] sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided