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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dominant  Speak Example sentences
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[似せる] occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
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[温和] friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
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[不調和] not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
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[支配] major; important; outweighing
earnest  Speak Example sentences
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[本格的] seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness
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[歴史] one who is an authority on history
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[砂利] small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
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[可能] capable of being accomplished or brought about
entreat  Speak Example sentences
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[イデオロギー] study of origin and nature of ideas
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[住民] resident; someone or thing who lives in a place
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[はかない] short-lived; enduring a very short time
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[切望] plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
ephemeral  Speak Example sentences
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[滑空] slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
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[はかない] short-lived; enduring a very short time
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[似せる] occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
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[発掘] unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
evident  Speak Example sentences
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[繊維] slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure
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[はかない] short-lived; enduring a very short time
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[呼び起こす] bring out; arouse; call forth
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[明らか] easily seen or understood; obvious; apparent; clear
exceed  Speak Example sentences
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[超過] go beyond; be or do something to a greater degree
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[侵害] act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder
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[引き出す] draw out; bring forth or to light;  generate or provoke as response or answer
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[呼び起こす] bring out; arouse; call forth
fibre  Speak Example sentences
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[繊維] slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure
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[妨害] hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge the validity of; try to discredit
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[噴火] explode; burst out; become violently active
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[イノベーション] introduction of something new
flutter  Speak Example sentences
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[不調和] not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
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[フラッタ] vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
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[イデオロギー] study of origin and nature of ideas
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[歪曲] twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent
genial  Speak Example sentences
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[不整合] lack of consistency; the difference
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[温和] friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
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[連邦] uniting in a league; confederation; league
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[滑空] slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
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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[関心] having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad
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[歪曲] twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent
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[連邦] uniting in a league; confederation; league