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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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role  Speak Example sentences
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[リッピング] tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse forcefully and violently
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[感] faculty through which to know the external world; feeling produced by a stimulus
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[トリック] cunning or deceitful activity; attempt to get others to do something foolish
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[役割] normal activity of a person in a particular social setting; the part played by a performer
rub  Speak Example sentences
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[歴史] thought or behavior followed from generation to generation;  heritage
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[ソート] kind or species; a class of
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[摩擦] move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
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[邪悪] evil in principle or practice; contrary to moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin
sauce  Speak Example sentences
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[トリック] cunning or deceitful activity; attempt to get others to do something foolish
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[わずか] almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
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[野蛮] stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
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[不審] openly distrustful and unwilling to confide; questionable
sense  Speak Example sentences
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[中] in every part; in or through all parts; everywhere; during the entire time or extent
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[感] faculty through which to know the external world; feeling produced by a stimulus
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[テーマ] the subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
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[容疑者] have doubts about; distrust
site  Speak Example sentences
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[投げ] throw carelessly; throw to see which side comes up; move or stir about violently
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[征服] conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
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[誓い] a solemn promise made to God; the promise of fidelity; the pledge of love or affection
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[サイト] physical position in relation to the surroundings; position; location
species  Speak Example sentences
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[感] faculty through which to know the external world; feeling produced by a stimulus
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[種] a specific kind of something
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[広場] be compatible with; cause to match; cut to rectangular shape; bring into agreement or balance; settle
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[雷] sound which follows a flash of lightning; discharge of electricity; loud noise
sting  Speak Example sentences
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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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[歴史] thought or behavior followed from generation to generation;  heritage
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[リトリート] receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
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[針] pierce painfully with sharp-pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in mind or feelings
subject  Speak Example sentences
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[科目] something to be treated; course or area of study
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[中] in every part; in or through all parts; everywhere; during the entire time or extent
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[トリック] cunning or deceitful activity; attempt to get others to do something foolish
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[容疑者] have doubts about; distrust
supreme  Speak Example sentences
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[羊飼い] a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
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[征服] conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
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[リトリート] receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
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[監督最高] most outstanding; highest; superior
survival  Speak Example sentences
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[野蛮] stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
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[生存] existence; remaining alive
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[たるみ] area of still water; lack of tension; cord, rope, or cable that is hanging loosely; unused capacity; casual trousers
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[針] pierce painfully with sharp-pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in mind or feelings