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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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sacrifice  Speak Example sentences
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[ビジョン] ability to see; sight; the vivid mental image
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[スリム] small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
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[ポーズ] the offering of something to god; victim offered to God; surrender or loss of profit for higher object
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[復讐] the punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution
scenario  Speak Example sentences
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[ひげ] touch the surface lightly; remove the beard or other body hair from
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[車両] automobile; means of conveying; medium
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[ソロ] composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; unaccompanied; single
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[不足] screenplay; outline or model of an expected sequence of events
scholarship  Speak Example sentences
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[奨学金] knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to a student
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[乾杯] dry and brown by heat of the fire; warm thoroughly; drink to the health or in honor
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[獲物] go bad; rot; decay; become unfit for consumption or use
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[有効] logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable
sector  Speak Example sentences
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[洗練された] wide-ranging knowledge; intricate; intellectually appealing
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[チューブ] hollow cylindrical shape; underground railway
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[セクター] a particular aspect of life or activity; a body of people who form part of society or economy
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[暴動] state of disorder involving group violence; rebellion
slim  Speak Example sentences
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[素晴らしい] impressive or sensational; lavishly produced performance; grand
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[気性] moderate; tone down or restrain;  bring to the desired consistency; adjust finely
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[スタッフ] personnel who assist superior to carry out an assigned task
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[スリム] small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
spectacular  Speak Example sentences
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[悲劇] disaster; event resulting in great loss and misfortune
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[区] guard; defender; protector; state under guard; division of a county; division of a hospital
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[素晴らしい] impressive or sensational; lavishly produced performance; grand
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[感] faculty through which to know the external world; feeling produced by a stimulus
supreme  Speak Example sentences
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[車両] automobile; means of conveying; medium
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[重症] serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
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[歴史] thought or behavior followed from generation to generation;  heritage
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[監督最高] most outstanding; highest; superior
team  Speak Example sentences
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[摩擦] move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
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[チーム] some persons associated together in any work; a flock of wild ducks
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[ひげ] touch the surface lightly; remove the beard or other body hair from
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[ワックス] increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area
temper  Speak Example sentences
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[素晴らしい] impressive or sensational; lavishly produced performance; grand
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[レビュー] summary of a longer discussion;  formal examination;  practice to refresh memory
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[雷] sound which follows a flash of lightning; discharge of electricity; loud noise
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[気性] moderate; tone down or restrain;  bring to the desired consistency; adjust finely
thorough  Speak Example sentences
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[重症] serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
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[ソリューション] method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
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[徹底] accurate or careful; complete
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[元に戻す] release; cause the ruin or downfall of; cancel or reverse an action