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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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disdain  Speak Example sentences
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[軽蔑は] view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
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[中間] middle; lying between two extremes
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[固有] firmly established by nature or habit
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[実証] derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
energetic  Speak Example sentences
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[エネルギー] active; vigorous;  having or involving a lot of energy
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[禁輸] ban on commerce or other activity
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[面倒] help bring about; make less difficult
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[はかない] short-lived; enduring a very short time
expel  Speak Example sentences
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[ホロコースト] great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire; massive slaughter
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[交差点] the point where lines intersect; an act of intersecting
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[除名] oust; discharge;  force or drive out
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[権利] give  right to; authorize; furnish with a right or claim to something; designate; give a title to
explicit  Speak Example sentences
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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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[エスカレートする] rise; increase in extent or intensity
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[憤慨] affected with indignation; wrathful; passionate; irate; feeling wrath by unworthy or unjust treatment
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[明示] precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
format  Speak Example sentences
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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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[書式] pattern; design; set into a specific pattern
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[交差点] the point where lines intersect; an act of intersecting
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[点灯] provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
fraught  Speak Example sentences
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[あおる] arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
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[こだわり] difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
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[ホイスト] raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth to drink
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[フォロー] furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
furnish  Speak Example sentences
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[提出] provide; supply; equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for
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[有害] dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
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[権利] give  right to; authorize; furnish with a right or claim to something; designate; give a title to
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[グラフ] chart; a drawing illustrating the relations
graze  Speak Example sentences
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[あおる] arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
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[グラズは] scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
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[はかない] short-lived; enduring a very short time
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[こだわり] difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
grope  Speak Example sentences
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[ホロコースト] great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire; massive slaughter
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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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[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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[模索] search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
hazardous  Speak Example sentences
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[格子] make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
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[フォロー] furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
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[有害] dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
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[方便] suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest