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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reptile  Speak Example sentences
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[抑制] put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
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[ユーティリティ] something useful; public service
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[提出] refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present
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[爬虫類] cold-blooded vertebrate, including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles
retain  Speak Example sentences
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[保存] keep; maintain possession of;  hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
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[最大限] farthest point or extremity; most distant; extreme
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[抑制] put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
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[配偶者] man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
sarcasm  Speak Example sentences
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[きい] entrance; the starting point for a new state or experience
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[震え] shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
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[浄化槽] of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction
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[皮肉] a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
slander  Speak Example sentences
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[きい] entrance; the starting point for a new state or experience
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[誹謗中傷] defamation;  false and malicious statement or report about someone
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[ベンチャー] put at risk; adventure
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[ユーティリティ] something useful; public service
slaughter  Speak Example sentences
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[虐殺] act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
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[転写] reproduction of a written record as a legal or school record
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[保存] keep; maintain possession of;  hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
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[きい] entrance; the starting point for a new state or experience
smuggle  Speak Example sentences
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[消極] not wanting to take some action; averse
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[密輸] import or export without paying customs duties
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[配偶者] man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
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[サスペンス] uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
spouse  Speak Example sentences
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[皮肉] a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
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[トウ] draw or pull behind by a chain or line
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[配偶者] man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
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[剛性] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
superstition  Speak Example sentences
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[ベンチャー] put at risk; adventure
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[虐殺] act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
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[迷信] excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious; worship of a false god; false religion
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[皮肉] a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
survey  Speak Example sentences
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[調査] poll; detailed critical inspection
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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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[錆] become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid
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[リソース] materials; abilities; available source
suspense  Speak Example sentences
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[サスペンス] uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
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[ベンチャー] put at risk; adventure
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[誹謗中傷] defamation;  false and malicious statement or report about someone
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[技術] one skilled particularly in the technical details of work