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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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respond  Speak Example sentences
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[反応] show a reaction to something favorably or as hoped
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[空] emptiness; containing nothing; clear or empty a place
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[ばかげ] completely lacking wisdom or good sense
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[再送] feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry
righteous  Speak Example sentences
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[再送] feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry
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[空] emptiness; containing nothing; clear or empty a place
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[義人] morally justified; equitable; free from wrong, guilt, or sin
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[元に戻す] release; cause the ruin or downfall of; cancel or reverse an action
sewer  Speak Example sentences
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[温泉] develop suddenly; jump; move forward by leaps and bounds
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[不審] openly distrustful and unwilling to confide; questionable
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[吸う] draw liquid into the mouth; take in;  draw something by vacuum
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[下水道] a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
sour  Speak Example sentences
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[スリップ] move smoothly and easily; move out of position; move stealthily
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[投げ] extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
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[休暇] leisure time away from work; the act of making something legally void
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[酸味] taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice; showing ill humor
spit  Speak Example sentences
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[安定] securely in position; not shaky; not easily excited
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[串焼き] expel or eject from the mouth; rain gently
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[気性] moderate; tone down or restrain;  bring to the desired consistency; adjust finely
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[復讐] the punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution
spoil  Speak Example sentences
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[獲物] go bad; rot; decay; become unfit for consumption or use
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[構造] complex construction or entity; complex composition of knowledge
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[テーマ] the subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
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[技術] having special skill or knowledge; according to principle; formal rather than practical; relating to technique
standard  Speak Example sentences
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[スタンダード] criteria; basis for comparison
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[そう] improbable; has little chance of being the case or coming about
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[ユニーク] without an equal; being the only one of its kind
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[獲物] go bad; rot; decay; become unfit for consumption or use
suck  Speak Example sentences
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[下水道] a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
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[吸う] draw liquid into the mouth; take in;  draw something by vacuum
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[チューブ] hollow cylindrical shape; underground railway
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[そう] improbable; has little chance of being the case or coming about
suspect  Speak Example sentences
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[スタンダード] criteria; basis for comparison
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[容疑者] have doubts about; distrust
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[安定] securely in position; not shaky; not easily excited
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[義人] morally justified; equitable; free from wrong, guilt, or sin
symbol  Speak Example sentences
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[タグは、] attach; append; provide with a name or nickname; label
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[シンボル] sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
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[酸味] taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice; showing ill humor
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[技術] having special skill or knowledge; according to principle; formal rather than practical; relating to technique