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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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discrepancy  Speak Example sentences
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[不整合] lack of consistency; the difference
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[穀倉] building for storing threshed grain; region yielding much grain
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[等式] make equal or equivalent; consider, treat, or depict as equal or equivalent
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[エスカレーター] stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
discriminate  Speak Example sentences
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[単調] lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
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[差別] make a clear distinction; distinguish; make sensible decisions; judge wisely
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[報われない免除] not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
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[騒動] loud noise of many confused voices; tumult; uproar.
dub  Speak Example sentences
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[ダブ] confer knighthood upon; honor with a new title or description; entitle; adorn
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[禁止し] commence; go onboard a boat or airplane; begin a journey
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[質素] sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
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[熱狂] a person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause; showing evidence of possession by a god or demon
entangle  Speak Example sentences
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[萎縮] shrink; reduce in size; become less
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[暗黙] imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in an ornamental way
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[たるんだ] weak; lacking firmness
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[絡み] twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle
escalate  Speak Example sentences
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[均質] of the same or similar nature or kind
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[エスカレートする] rise; increase in extent or intensity
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[超過] go beyond; be or do something to a greater degree
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[等式] make equal or equivalent; consider, treat, or depict as equal or equivalent
exempt  Speak Example sentences
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[生態学] science of the relationships between organisms and their environments
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[絡み] twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle
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[経済] thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
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[報われない免除] not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
fanatic  Speak Example sentences
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[ダブ] confer knighthood upon; honor with a new title or description; entitle; adorn
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[提出] provide; supply; equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for
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[熱狂] a person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause; showing evidence of possession by a god or demon
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[砂利] small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
furnish  Speak Example sentences
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[穀倉] building for storing threshed grain; region yielding much grain
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[提出] provide; supply; equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for
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[歴史] one who is an authority on history
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[超過] go beyond; be or do something to a greater degree
gravel  Speak Example sentences
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[砂利] small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
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[暗黙] imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in an ornamental way
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[狼狽は] destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
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[居眠り] sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; slumber; be heavy with sleepiness; doze.
graze  Speak Example sentences
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[グラズは] scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
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[騒動] loud noise of many confused voices; tumult; uproar.
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[質素] sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
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[生態学] science of the relationships between organisms and their environments