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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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bumper  Speak Example sentences
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[解読] convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
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[クライマックス] upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
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[ダーツ] move suddenly and rapidly
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[バンパー] something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
climax  Speak Example sentences
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[対応] do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
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[エアコン] process of modifying a person's behavior; preparation or training, especially athletic training of the body
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[欠損] scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
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[クライマックス] upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
commentary  Speak Example sentences
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[隊] an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
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[カスタム] tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
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[執着] hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
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[解説] written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
compass  Speak Example sentences
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[消費] eating or drinking something; the using up of a resource
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[強要] go about or entirely round; make the circuit of; enclose on all sides; surround
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[人類学] social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
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[衰退] change toward something smaller or lower; gradual falling off from a better state
concession  Speak Example sentences
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[コンセンサス] general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
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[結論] enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination; bring to an end
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[対応] do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
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[譲歩] act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
consensus  Speak Example sentences
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[句] sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
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[コンセンサス] general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
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[宣言] announcement; explicit  statement; a formal public statement
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[拍手を送る] acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
consumption  Speak Example sentences
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[花] flower; blossom; the best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
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[拍手を送る] acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
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[消費] eating or drinking something; the using up of a resource
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[コンセンサス] general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
counterfeit  Speak Example sentences
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[偽造] make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge
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[句] sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
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[手当] approval; the act of allowing, granting, or admitting
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[コンソール] cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
crust  Speak Example sentences
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[悪化] worsen; make worse or more troublesome
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[割り当て] appoint; allot; point out authoritatively or exactly
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[隊] an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
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[地殻] outer layer; covering; coat; shell
cushion  Speak Example sentences
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[人類学] social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
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[巨大] of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
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[クッション] soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
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[結論] enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination; bring to an end