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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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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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[解像度] determination; resolving to do something; a formal statement of a decision
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[火山] fissure in the earth's crust through which molten lava and gases erupt
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[飼いならさ] domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
revolution  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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[飼いならさ] domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
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[振動] by the way of
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[サージ] outburst; roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat
secondary  Speak Example sentences
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[次] not of major importance; of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
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[船尾] hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
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[竜巻] cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
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[文具] paper cut to the right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
segment  Speak Example sentences
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[基礎] lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
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[無駄] having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
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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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[木材] wood; lumber; trees, or wooded land considered as a source of wood
slate  Speak Example sentences
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[スレート] any rock or stone that is thin and flat for roofing or covering houses
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[サーモスタット] the device, as in a home heating system, or an air conditioner, that automatically responds to temperature changes
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[猫背] bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
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[混乱] state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
soil  Speak Example sentences
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[土壌] material in the surface of the earth
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[召喚] call, bid, or cite; notify to come to appear; call upon to surrender
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[スクレイプ] gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
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[特性] quality; attribute; distinguishing feature; slight degree or amount
span  Speak Example sentences
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[スパン] duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
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[解像度] determination; resolving to do something; a formal statement of a decision
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[迅速] quick; moving or capable of moving with great speed
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[転写] reproduction of a written record as a legal or school record
stern  Speak Example sentences
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[垂直] upright in position or posture; oriented vertically
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[視覚化] make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
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[抑制] put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
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[船尾] hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
stoop  Speak Example sentences
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[重心動揺] swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
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[猫背] bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
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[文具] paper cut to the right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
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[感情] thought prompted by passion or feeling; feeling toward or respecting; disposition prompting to action or expression
summon  Speak Example sentences
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[糸] woolen thread; the thread of other material, as of cotton or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving
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[重心動揺] swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
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[観客] observer; audience; one who looks on
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[召喚] call, bid, or cite; notify to come to appear; call upon to surrender