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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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refined  Speak Example sentences
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[な] large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
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[頭蓋骨] a bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
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[洗練された] cultured; purified; made pure
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[希少] frighten; alarm; strike with sudden fear
refrigerator  Speak Example sentences
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[約款] provision; an agreement made by parties in a judicial proceeding
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[冷蔵庫は] machines in which food can be stored at low temperatures
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[希少] frighten; alarm; strike with sudden fear
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[日の入り] daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
responsible  Speak Example sentences
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[戦士] fighter; combatant; one who is engaged in or experienced in battle
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[責任] accountable;  having good judgment and the ability to act correctly and make decisions on your own
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[サンプル] a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
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[意義] the message that is intended or expressed or signified; meaning
retirement  Speak Example sentences
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[連勝] a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; stripe; vein
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[退職] period of your life after you have stopped work at a certain age
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[なぞなぞ] pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
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[約款] provision; an agreement made by parties in a judicial proceeding
rooster  Speak Example sentences
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[鶏] adult male chicken
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[独立] set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect
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[レギュレーション] act of controlling or directing according to rule; prescribed by or according to rule
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[用語集] a vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
sample  Speak Example sentences
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[更新] renovate; make new or as if new again; restore
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[連勝] a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; stripe; vein
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[サンプル] a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
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[テノール] continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document
scrub  Speak Example sentences
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[スクラブ] rub hard; wash with rubbing
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[天気] endure or survive the effects of wind, rain, or other forces
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[スポット] location; place; site; pinpoint; mark to allow easy recognition
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[宗教] belief in supernatural power regarded as creator and governor of the universe
significance  Speak Example sentences
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[太陽] moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities; the rays of the sun
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[活力] active strength of body or mind; imaginative, lively style, especially style of writing; the exertion of force
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[スケジュール] professor; a learned person
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[意義] the message that is intended or expressed or signified; meaning
tactics  Speak Example sentences
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[必須] necessary requirement; indispensable item
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[責任] accountable;  having good judgment and the ability to act correctly and make decisions on your own
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[戦術は] strategy; policy; plan for attaining a particular goal
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[それぞれ] separately; individually; in the order given
tenor  Speak Example sentences
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[テノール] continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document
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[保安官] the chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is entrusted the execution of the laws
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[鶏] adult male chicken
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[つま先のあるテクスチャートレラント] showing respect for the rights of others; open-minded; showing the capacity for endurance