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  Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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airing  Speak Example sentences
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[減少] lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller
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[放映] exposure to air for freshening or drying; exposure to public attention; radio or television broadcast
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[引用] quote; adduce as an instance
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[略称は] shortening something by omitting parts of it
apologetic  Speak Example sentences
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[保管] a person who has responsibility for or looks after something; guardian
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[考える] look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
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[申し訳なさそう] offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense
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[自動化] replace or enhance human labor with machines
aspire  Speak Example sentences
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[ビーズ] small piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood that is pierced for stringing
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[アセンド] move up or climb something; mount
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[熱望する] seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
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[表彰] commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
bead  Speak Example sentences
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[充てる] parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
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[ビーズ] small piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood that is pierced for stringing
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[美容] one skilled in giving cosmetic treatments; one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
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[一致] occur at the same time as; correspond
bitumen  Speak Example sentences
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[全滅] destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
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[バイアス] mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame
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[食い入るように見る] consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
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[熱望する] seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
blot  Speak Example sentences
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[派生] obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of
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[しみ] spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; a weak point or failing
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[相殺] act as force or influence that balances, checks, or limits an opposite one
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[収束] approach; tend to meet; come together
caustic  Speak Example sentences
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[申し訳なさそう] offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense
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[気圧] an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
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[累積] increasing by successive addition
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[苛性ソーダ] capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
cite  Speak Example sentences
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[申し訳なさそう] offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense
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[ビーズ] small piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood that is pierced for stringing
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[抑止] keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
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[引用] quote; adduce as an instance
coil  Speak Example sentences
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[延期] delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
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[収束] approach; tend to meet; come together
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[コイル] a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
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[圧縮] close; squeeze or press together; contract
commend  Speak Example sentences
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[抑止] keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
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[放映] exposure to air for freshening or drying; exposure to public attention; radio or television broadcast
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[表彰] commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
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[断言] state something as true; assert; confirm