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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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distend  Speak Example sentences
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[フロンティア] part of a country which fronts another country or an unsettled region; border, or extreme part of a country
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[インフラストラクチャ] underlying base or foundation, especially for an organization or system
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[distendは] swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
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[排水] emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
drought  Speak Example sentences
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[エクセル] be superior; distinguish oneself
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[法外] greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
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[教義] principles presented for belief, as by religious; the principle of law; an act of teaching; instruction
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[乾燥] dry period; aridity; a long period of abnormally low rainfall
embed  Speak Example sentences
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[滑空] slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
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[ヘッジファンド] thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes
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[埋め込み] enclose; place in something; fix firmly in surrounding mass
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[ハイジャック] stop and rob a vehicle in transit; seize control of  by the use of force
equitable  Speak Example sentences
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[あおる] arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
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[倫理] a set of principles of right conduct; theory or a system of moral values
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[経過] slip or glide away; pass away silently
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[公平] marked by or having equity; just and impartial
exclude  Speak Example sentences
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[醸す] drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
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[除外] leave out of; keep out of; reject
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[埋め込み] enclose; place in something; fix firmly in surrounding mass
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[インフラストラクチャ] underlying base or foundation, especially for an organization or system
grate  Speak Example sentences
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[頑固] stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
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[フロンティア] part of a country which fronts another country or an unsettled region; border, or extreme part of a country
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[格子] make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
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[法外] greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
groan  Speak Example sentences
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[製造] build; put together out of components or parts
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[うめき] give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing
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[法外] greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
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[砦] decide upon and express in words;  develop all the details of something
headstrong  Speak Example sentences
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[頑固] stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
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[平衡] mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
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[取り返しのつかない] impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent
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[ダブ] confer knighthood upon; honor with a new title or description; entitle; adorn
heighten  Speak Example sentences
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[インフラストラクチャ] underlying base or foundation, especially for an organization or system
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[高め] enhance; hoist; raise or increase the quantity or degree of; intensify
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[うめき] give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing
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[法外] greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
illuminate  Speak Example sentences
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[同じく] supplement with great effort; add to; augment
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[実体] real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
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[点灯] provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
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[うめき] give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing