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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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renowned  Speak Example sentences
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[タイルは] the flat thin rectangular slab used to cover surfaces; a short pipe made of clay, used in sewers and drains
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[公差は] capacity for respecting the beliefs or practices of others; capacity to endure hardship or pain
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[有名] famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities
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[様々] diversity; quality or condition of being various or varied
rumour  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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[垂直] upright in position or posture; oriented vertically
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[噂] piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
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[革命] act of revolving; motion of a body around a fixed point or line; total or radical change in political organization
sanity  Speak Example sentences
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[ぼろぼろ] torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
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[交響] large orchestra; harmony, especially of sound or color
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[震え] shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
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[ソース] condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind
seemingly  Speak Example sentences
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[織り] pattern or structure by weaving; knit; interlace
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[一見] apparently; appearing to be something, especially when this is not true
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[スマッシュ] break in pieces by violence; dash to pieces; crush
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[実質] almost completely; using computer technology over the internet
sentiment  Speak Example sentences
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[革命] act of revolving; motion of a body around a fixed point or line; total or radical change in political organization
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[木材] wood; lumber; trees, or wooded land considered as a source of wood
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[きい] entrance; the starting point for a new state or experience
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[感情] thought prompted by passion or feeling; feeling toward or respecting; disposition prompting to action or expression
shabby  Speak Example sentences
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[ぼろぼろ] torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
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[夕暮れ] light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun; faint light
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[革命] act of revolving; motion of a body around a fixed point or line; total or radical change in political organization
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[実質] almost completely; using computer technology over the internet
sponsor  Speak Example sentences
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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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[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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[トークン] something intended or supposed to represent another thing; sign or symbol; memorial of friendship
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[辞任] sign back; return by a formal act; yield to another; abandon
superstition  Speak Example sentences
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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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[垂直] upright in position or posture; oriented vertically
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[侵襲] tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
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[信頼] dependable; reliable; able to be trusted
tar  Speak Example sentences
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[交響] large orchestra; harmony, especially of sound or color
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[一見] apparently; appearing to be something, especially when this is not true
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[ソース] condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind
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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
thirst  Speak Example sentences
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[チルト] slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
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[夕暮れ] light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun; faint light
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[喉の渇き] the sensation of dryness in the throat
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[落ち着かない] never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; eager for change; discontented