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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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savage  Speak Example sentences
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[メス神聖な] in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
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[スキムミルク] pass near-surface of; brush the surface of; glide swiftly along the surface of; read in order to get principal facts
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[古い] having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
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[一見] apparently; appearing to be something, especially when this is not true
seemingly  Speak Example sentences
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[推測] assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for  profit
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[転送] act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
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[一見] apparently; appearing to be something, especially when this is not true
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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
segment  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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[専門] mention especially; particularize; apply to some specialty or limited object
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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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[推測] assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for  profit
solemn  Speak Example sentences
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[荘厳] serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
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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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[詰め物] the material used for filling cushion, mattress, or others
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[セグメント] sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
spectrum  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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[色相] the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
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[転落] fall as if collapsing;  fall quickly and without control
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[合計] mount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added together; amount
steep  Speak Example sentences
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[口] small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
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[急] soak; make thoroughly wet
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[耐] stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution
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[侵入] unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
sum  Speak Example sentences
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[統計] a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data
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[全く] absolutely; completely or extremely
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[きい] entrance; the starting point for a new state or experience
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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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[転送] act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
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[船] craft; ship; container for liquids
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[トニック] something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
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[黒字] remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
thaw  Speak Example sentences
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[悲惨] very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by deep affliction or distress; calamitous; woeful; worthless
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[提出] refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present
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[融解] melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze
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[転落] fall as if collapsing;  fall quickly and without control
tile  Speak Example sentences
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[侵入] unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
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[スコープ] range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
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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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[空] void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent