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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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recognition  Speak Example sentences
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[認識] acceptance; an agreement that something is true or legal
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[チップ] piece or attachment; end of a pointed or projecting object; a V shape; an indication of potential opportunity
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[衝動] force in an indicated direction; stimulate or prompt action
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[ぶどう] a weak-stemmed plant that derives support from climbing
reproduction  Speak Example sentences
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[終了] end of something in time or space; result or outcome; conclusion
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[再生] act of making copies
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[ぶどう] a weak-stemmed plant that derives support from climbing
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[スコッチ] put an abrupt end to; block to prevent rolling or slipping
satire  Speak Example sentences
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[風刺] form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
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[節約] resources; money saved
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[保管庫] arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground
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[スカッシュ] crush something into a flat shape
savings  Speak Example sentences
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[節約] resources; money saved
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[野菜] any of numerous herbaceous plants to eat in a meal
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[落ち着いた] completely clear and fine
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[風刺] form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
selection  Speak Example sentences
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[選択] choice; variety; collection
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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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[スズメ] any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
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[アンロード] take something off a container
shade  Speak Example sentences
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[日陰] a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
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[変換] change in appearance, nature, disposition, condition, or the like
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[改良] result of improving something; the process of removing impurities
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[鎖] a complex of fibers that twisted together to form a cable, rope, thread; land bordering a body of water; single filament
sheriff  Speak Example sentences
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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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[責任] accountable;  having good judgment and the ability to act correctly and make decisions on your own
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[風刺] form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
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[適当な] appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
squash  Speak Example sentences
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[仮定] imagine or admit to exist; assume to be true; believe or receive as true
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[衝動] force in an indicated direction; stimulate or prompt action
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[改良] result of improving something; the process of removing impurities
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[スカッシュ] crush something into a flat shape
strand  Speak Example sentences
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[コメント] expression, in speech or writing, of something, remarked or noticed
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[表現] act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority on their behalf
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[セキュリティー] freedom from risk or danger; safety
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[鎖] a complex of fibers that twisted together to form a cable, rope, thread; land bordering a body of water; single filament
tempt  Speak Example sentences
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[保管庫] arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground
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[鎖] a complex of fibers that twisted together to form a cable, rope, thread; land bordering a body of water; single filament
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[変換] change in appearance, nature, disposition, condition, or the like
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[誘惑] give rise to a desire by being attractive