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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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logic  Speak Example sentences
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[負] adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic
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[ロジック] reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
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[無謀] headstrong; rash; indifferent to or disregardful of consequences
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[まれ] not often; in an unusual degree; exceptionally
magnificent  Speak Example sentences
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[特権] particular advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all; right reserved exclusively
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[リース] rent; charter; engage for service under a term of the contract
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[壮大] grand or noble in thought or deed; outstanding of its kind
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[執行猶予] act of proving; trial period
mask  Speak Example sentences
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[不思議] try to conceal something; disguise;  hide under a false appearance
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[観察] be on the watch respecting; pay attention to; notice with care; see; perceive
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[市町村] metropolitan; civic; having local self-government
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[手順] act or manner of moving forward; an act performed; steps taken in an action
match  Speak Example sentences
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[凡例] explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
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[大量] something that resembles or harmonizes with
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[主要] highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree
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[目的] not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
miserable  Speak Example sentences
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[パッド] soft or small cushion; a kind of cushion for writing upon or for blotting
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[悲惨] very unhappy; full of misery; wretched
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[観察] be on the watch respecting; pay attention to; notice with care; see; perceive
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[パートナー] a person who is a member of a partnership; associate who works with others toward a common goal
nasty  Speak Example sentences
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[目的] not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
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[哲学] body of highest truth; investigation of nature, causes, or principles of reality
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[不快] very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous
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[パートナー] a person who is a member of a partnership; associate who works with others toward a common goal
negative  Speak Example sentences
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[負] adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic
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[松] have a desire for something or someone; yearn; grieve or mourn for
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[リース] rent; charter; engage for service under a term of the contract
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[忠実] steadfast in allegiance or duty; faithful to a person, ideal, custom, cause, or duty
observe  Speak Example sentences
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[リース] rent; charter; engage for service under a term of the contract
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[マイナス] less; requiring to be subtracted; negative
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[観察] be on the watch respecting; pay attention to; notice with care; see; perceive
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[執行猶予] act of proving; trial period
outrageous  Speak Example sentences
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[悲惨] very unhappy; full of misery; wretched
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[マイナス] less; requiring to be subtracted; negative
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[モニター] observe; watch; keep an eye on
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[法外] of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right, reason
plague  Speak Example sentences
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[ペスト] epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
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[公約] promise solemnly and formally; binding commitment to do something
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[パッド] soft or small cushion; a kind of cushion for writing upon or for blotting
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[前] preceding in the order of time; former; previous