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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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irony  Speak Example sentences
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[皮肉] expression by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; the witty language used to insult
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[原則] basic truth or law or assumption; rule or law of nature;  rule of personal conduct
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[起源] not second hand; not copied or translated from something else
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[数える] compute; take account of; have faith or confidence in
item  Speak Example sentences
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[人格] the complex of all the attributes of a person; the totality of qualities and traits of a person
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[ロッカー] storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock
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[アイテム] a whole individual unit; a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
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[パンツ] trousers; underwear; garment extending from waist to knee or ankle
junior  Speak Example sentences
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[合理的] consistent with; based on; using reason
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[メディア] public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television
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[お昼寝] a period of time spent sleeping
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[ジュニア] less advanced in age than another; younger; lower in standing or rank
lane  Speak Example sentences
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[マイナス] less; requiring to be subtracted; negative
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[車線] passageway between fences which is not traveled as a highroad; narrow country road
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[極] pretend to be someone you are not; assume a posture as for artistic purposes
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[湿地] wonderful; extraordinarily good
media  Speak Example sentences
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[メディア] public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television
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[ラメ] moving with pain or difficulty because of injury; disabled so that movement is difficult or impossible
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[リファレンス] act of referring or consulting; a remark that calls attention to something or someone
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[原則] basic truth or law or assumption; rule or law of nature;  rule of personal conduct
method  Speak Example sentences
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[ペース] a single movement from one foot to the other in walking; slow gait; step
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[注目] worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
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[成熟] the largest possible quantity
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[メソッド] orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything
monitor  Speak Example sentences
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[モニター] observe; watch; keep an eye on
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[ラメ] moving with pain or difficulty because of injury; disabled so that movement is difficult or impossible
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[車線] passageway between fences which is not traveled as a highroad; narrow country road
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[詮索] move or force to get something open; make an uninvited inquiry
obsessed  Speak Example sentences
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[執着] having or showing excessive or compulsive concern; influenced or controlled by a powerful force
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[メディア] public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television
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[ポリシー] settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
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[ロッカー] storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock
occasion  Speak Example sentences
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[リファレンス] act of referring or consulting; a remark that calls attention to something or someone
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[骨髄] tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the essence; the best part
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[有望] likely to develop desirably; affording hope
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[機会] a significant event that occurs at a critical time; opportunity to do something; event or happening
original  Speak Example sentences
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[メディア] public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television
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[起源] not second hand; not copied or translated from something else
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[ロッカー] storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock
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[ラウンジ] public room with seating where people can wait; living room; lobby