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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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[剛性] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
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[潮] periodic rise and fall of the sea level
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[リソース] materials; abilities; available source
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[スレート] any rock or stone that is thin and flat for roofing or covering houses
rhetorical  Speak Example sentences
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[海里] relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language
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[遷移] going from one state of action to another
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[融解] melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze
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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
seemingly  Speak Example sentences
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[破壊] tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
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[停戦] suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
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[解明] undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve
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[一見] apparently; appearing to be something, especially when this is not true
shatter  Speak Example sentences
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[船尾] hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
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[経由下品な] common and coarse; relating to the common people with less cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement
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[弱体化させる] weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
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[粉砕] destroy; break up; break into many pieces
souvenir  Speak Example sentences
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[リソース] materials; abilities; available source
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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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[垂直] upright in position or posture; oriented vertically
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[お土産] token of remembrance; a memento; something of sentimental value
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[最後通牒] last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another
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[標本] model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
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[直立] in an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward
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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
static  Speak Example sentences
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[海里] relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language
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[スタック] an orderly pile; heap; a large number; arrange in a pile
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[静的] having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
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[融解] melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze
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[喉の渇き] the sensation of dryness in the throat
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[船尾] hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
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[経由下品な] common and coarse; relating to the common people with less cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement
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[バルブ] device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid
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[スタック] an orderly pile; heap; a large number; arrange in a pile
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[領土] pertaining to territory or land; limited to a certain district
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[変換] change in outward structure or looks; convert
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[ユニバーサル] affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide
tile  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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[停戦] suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
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[反省] the pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
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[喉の渇き] the sensation of dryness in the throat