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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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[違反] treat violently; abuse; do violence to; disturb; interrupt
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[転送] act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
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[関連] pertinent; having a connection with the matter at hand
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[源泉徴収] refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
saddle  Speak Example sentences
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[な] adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
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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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[保護] load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
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[実質] fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
setback  Speak Example sentences
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[安定] become stable or more stable
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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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[実質] fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
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[船尾] hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
slit  Speak Example sentences
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[速度] rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
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[スロープ] long, straight, narrow cut or opening; slot; pocket
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[急] soak; make thoroughly wet
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[安定] become stable or more stable
stern  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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[船尾] hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
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[体温計] an instrument for measuring temperature
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[ベテラン] someone who has given long service
stuffing  Speak Example sentences
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[詰め物] the material used for filling cushion, mattress, or others
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[無条件] made without condition; absolute; unreserved
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[ながら] while;  at the same time
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[急] soak; make thoroughly wet
survey  Speak Example sentences
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[調査] poll; detailed critical inspection
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[な] adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
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[再発] falling back into a former state, especially becoming worse
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[最後通牒] last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another
technician  Speak Example sentences
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[荒野] a tract of land or region, uncultivated and uninhabited, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; wild or desert
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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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[技術] one skilled particularly in the technical details of work
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[終了] stop; bring to an end or halt
tedious  Speak Example sentences
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[ランデブー] meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
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[退屈] tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
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[ベテラン] someone who has given long service
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[お土産] token of remembrance; a memento; something of sentimental value
transparent  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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[テンポ] beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
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[透明] easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
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[標本] model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class