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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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renowned  Speak Example sentences
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[勝利] victory; win; expressing great joy
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[ルネッサンス] revival; renewal; the revival of learning and culture
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[古い] having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
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[有名] famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities
resemblance  Speak Example sentences
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[直立] in an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward
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[混乱] state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
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[ヤード] rod; stick; branch; long piece of timber; the measure of length, equaling three feet
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[似] likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
shatter  Speak Example sentences
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[粉砕] destroy; break up; break into many pieces
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[合成] artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
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[な] adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
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[古い] having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
spotlight  Speak Example sentences
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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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[スクレイプ] gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
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[啓示] act of revealing or disclosing to others what was unknown before; manifestation of divine truth
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[スポットライト精神] the lamp that produces an intense beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; the focus of public attention
stale  Speak Example sentences
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[古い] having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
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[ベジタリアン] someone who doesn't eat meat or fish usually for religious or moral reasons
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[振動] by the way of
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[召喚] call, bid, or cite; notify to come to appear; call upon to surrender
stationery  Speak Example sentences
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[文具] paper cut to the right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
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[似] likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
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[消える] disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
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[無駄] having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
sufficient  Speak Example sentences
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[トニック] something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
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[ローミング] wander; ramble; stroll
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[な] adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
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[啓示] act of revealing or disclosing to others what was unknown before; manifestation of divine truth
transit  Speak Example sentences
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[バルブ] device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid
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[似] likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
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[仮想] existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in fact; existing in mind, especially as a product of imagination
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[転送] act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
transparent  Speak Example sentences
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[実質] almost completely; using computer technology over the internet
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[トニック] something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
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[垂直] upright in position or posture; oriented vertically
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[透明] easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
tutor  Speak Example sentences
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[勝利] victory; win; expressing great joy
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[感情] thought prompted by passion or feeling; feeling toward or respecting; disposition prompting to action or expression
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[家庭教師] guide; give individual instruction
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[最後通牒] last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another