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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reed  Speak Example sentences
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[陶器] articles of merchandise;  style or class of manufactures; especially, in the plural, goods; commodities; merchandise
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[改] tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems
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[砂浜] loose and large-grained with consistency
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[スコッチ] put an abrupt end to; block to prevent rolling or slipping
rehearse  Speak Example sentences
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[美徳] goodness, moral excellence; good quality
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[リハーサル] practice; drill; engage in preparation for a public performance
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[戦士] fighter; combatant; one who is engaged in or experienced in battle
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[残念] unluckily; by bad luck
religion  Speak Example sentences
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[宗教] belief in supernatural power regarded as creator and governor of the universe
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[腰] narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
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[孤独] state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
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[サンゴ礁] chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water
reproduction  Speak Example sentences
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[再生] act of making copies
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[理論は] not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on a theory
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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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[皮肉] ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
riddle  Speak Example sentences
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[推力] storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
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[孤独] state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
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[破滅] fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
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[なぞなぞ] pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
scotch  Speak Example sentences
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[スコッチ] put an abrupt end to; block to prevent rolling or slipping
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[トレッド] step on; mate with; place the foot
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[立場] a mental position from which things are viewed
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[耐え難い] unendurable; so unpleasant, distasteful, or painful as to be intolerable
standpoint  Speak Example sentences
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[戦士] fighter; combatant; one who is engaged in or experienced in battle
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[立場] a mental position from which things are viewed
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[残念] unluckily; by bad luck
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[独立] set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect
strand  Speak Example sentences
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[熱心な] enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal
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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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[許容] endure; withstand; allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit
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[陶器] articles of merchandise;  style or class of manufactures; especially, in the plural, goods; commodities; merchandise
theoretical  Speak Example sentences
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[熱心な] enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal
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[安定] a situation in which something is not likely to move or change; constancy
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[理論は] not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on a theory
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[なぞなぞ] pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
thunderstorm  Speak Example sentences
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[推力] storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
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[再生] act of making copies
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[耐え難い] unendurable; so unpleasant, distasteful, or painful as to be intolerable
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[武器] arms; any object used in fighting or war, such as a gun, bomb, knife