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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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refinement  Speak Example sentences
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[それぞれ] separately; individually; in the order given
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[改良] result of improving something; the process of removing impurities
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[バイオリン] a small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle
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[悲鳴] sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like
refrigerator  Speak Example sentences
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[職業] career; a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation
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[拒絶] act of rejecting something
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[再生] bringing again into activity and prominence
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[冷蔵庫は] machines in which food can be stored at low temperatures
regulation  Speak Example sentences
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[リス] a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
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[緊急] pressing; compelling immediate action or attention
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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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[常駐] one who resides in a place permanently or for an extended period; dweller
rejection  Speak Example sentences
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[拒絶] act of rejecting something
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[冷蔵庫は] machines in which food can be stored at low temperatures
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[緊急] pressing; compelling immediate action or attention
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[電信] apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire
reliance  Speak Example sentences
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[不公平] unjust; contrary to laws or conventions, especially in commerce
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[評判] dependence; certainty based on experience
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[集計] record by making a mark; reckon or count; keep score
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[日の入り] daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
relish  Speak Example sentences
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[悲鳴] sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like
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[表面] the exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; outside; outward or external appearance
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[レリッシュ] take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
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[スズメ] any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
reproduce  Speak Example sentences
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[戦術は] strategy; policy; plan for attaining a particular goal
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[交換] substitute; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
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[リス] a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
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[再現] have offspring or young; duplicate; make a copy
repute  Speak Example sentences
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[恥ずかしがり屋] timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
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[日の入り] daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
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[評判] dependence; certainty based on experience
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[評判は] ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to; consider; suppose
shy  Speak Example sentences
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[文] the final judgment of guilty in criminal case and punishment that is imposed
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[恥ずかしがり屋] timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
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[集計] record by making a mark; reckon or count; keep score
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[ストライキ] a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
squirrel  Speak Example sentences
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[リス] a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
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[保管庫] arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground
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[成熟] grow ripe; cause to ripen or develop fully
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[冷笑] show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly