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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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accountable  Speak Example sentences
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[解説] written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
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[漂白剤] liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
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[アスペクト] distinct feature or element in a problem
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[責任] liable to being called to account; answerable; responsible; something that can be explained
aggravate  Speak Example sentences
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[注意] care; being attentive to possible danger
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[青銅] an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
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[悪化] worsen; make worse or more troublesome
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[花束] small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
alongside  Speak Example sentences
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[承認] empower; give permission for; sanction
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[不器用] awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
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[横] along or by the side; side by side with
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[食器棚] a small room or cabinet used for storage space
authorize  Speak Example sentences
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[漂白剤] liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
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[横] along or by the side; side by side with
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[承認] empower; give permission for; sanction
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[絶望] loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
bumper  Speak Example sentences
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[バンパー] something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
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[慣習] agreeing with or established by common usage; conventional; habitual
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[しゃがむ] the top, end, or highest part of anything, especially of plant or tree; grain or other product of field while standing
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[縮退] become worse; decline; fall
compass  Speak Example sentences
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[強要] go about or entirely round; make the circuit of; enclose on all sides; surround
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[ビール] boil or seethe; cook; be in a state of preparation; be mixing, forming, or gathering
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[承認] empower; give permission for; sanction
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[アニメ] a drawing, especially in a newspaper or magazine, that tells a joke
component  Speak Example sentences
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[コンポーネント] element; ingredient; abstract part of something
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[保守] favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
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[悪化] worsen; make worse or more troublesome
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[縮退] become worse; decline; fall
conservative  Speak Example sentences
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[保守] favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
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[アニメ] a drawing, especially in a newspaper or magazine, that tells a joke
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[ぼかし] something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot
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[聖歌] utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
contribution  Speak Example sentences
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[貢献] act of contributing; payment exacted for a special purpose; impost or levy
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[開始] have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
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[区画] standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based
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[に従う] endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
crumble  Speak Example sentences
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[花束] small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
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[崩れ] break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
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[バインド] make white or colorless; blanch
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[食器棚] a small room or cabinet used for storage space