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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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discrepancy  Speak Example sentences
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[発生] bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
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[乾燥] dry period; aridity; a long period of abnormally low rainfall
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[排水] emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
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[不整合] lack of consistency; the difference
dividend  Speak Example sentences
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[怪しげ] questionable; filled with doubt
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[配当] the sum of money to be divided and distributed; share of a sum divided that falls to individuals; a distribute sum
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[平衡] mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
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[実体] real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
ephemeral  Speak Example sentences
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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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[与える] grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
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[登録] insert in a roil; register or enter in list or catalog; insert in records; enlist
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[はかない] short-lived; enduring a very short time
equitable  Speak Example sentences
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[排水] emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
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[損なう] injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively
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[奨学金] relation of associate; the companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; state of being together
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[公平] marked by or having equity; just and impartial
erode  Speak Example sentences
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[侵食] eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
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[ガイドライン] a statement or other indication of policy; light line, used in lettering, to help align the text
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[満たす] fill full; fill to the utmost capacity, as a vessel, a room; make full or complete
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[間欠] periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
erosion  Speak Example sentences
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[巨大] enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement
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[侵食] corrosion; a gradual decline of something
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[公平] marked by or having equity; just and impartial
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[イノーギュレイト] start; initiate; induct into office by a formal ceremony
exposition  Speak Example sentences
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[巨大] enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement
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[博覧会] exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information;  opening section of a fugue
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[予想] prediction about how something will develop, as for weather
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[起業家] a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
fellowship  Speak Example sentences
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[公平] marked by or having equity; just and impartial
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[ガイドライン] a statement or other indication of policy; light line, used in lettering, to help align the text
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[フリッカー] flutter; flap the wings without flying; waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air
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[奨学金] relation of associate; the companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; state of being together
flicker  Speak Example sentences
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[こだわり] difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
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[フリッカー] flutter; flap the wings without flying; waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air
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[港] sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships; place of shelter; refuge
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[起業家] a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
goad  Speak Example sentences
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[起業家] a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
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[追い立てる] urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
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[行き当たりばったり] not thorough, constant, or consistent; by chance
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[平衡] mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives