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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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invert  Speak Example sentences
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[モチーフ] dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
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[前奏曲] introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
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[反転] turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
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[死後] occurring or done after death; relating to a medical examination of a dead body
literacy  Speak Example sentences
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[歯に衣着せぬ] given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
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[リテラシー] reading and writing; ability to read and write
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[最大] deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate
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[俳優] relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in
livestock  Speak Example sentences
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[能力] skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise
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[原子力] any of a family of high-strength, resilient synthetic polymers
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[伝播] cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to a broader area or larger number
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[畜産] any animals kept for use or profit
loath  Speak Example sentences
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[いやがって] strongly opposed; hateful; unwilling to do something
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[打倒] throw over; overturn; upset; turn upside down; cause to fall or to fail
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[序曲] an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
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[嫌がっ] unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike
monologue  Speak Example sentences
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[モンスーン] the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries
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[独白] speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
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[穏やか] peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
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[酸化] any compound of oxygen with another element; a binary chemical compound of oxygen
motif  Speak Example sentences
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[モチーフ] dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
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[伝播] cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to a broader area or larger number
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[流行] widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
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[憂鬱] gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
outstrip  Speak Example sentences
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[凌駕] exceed or surpass; leave behind
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[推薦] officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honor
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[嫌がっ] unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike
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[は蜃気楼] unreal reflection; an optical illusion
paradox  Speak Example sentences
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[パラドックス] something apparently contradictory in nature; a statement that looks false but is actually correct
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[リテラシー] reading and writing; ability to read and write
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[能力] skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise
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[湿原] cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
paralyse  Speak Example sentences
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[不具] wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
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[パラライズ] make unable to move or act; impair the progress or functioning of
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[リテラシー] reading and writing; ability to read and write
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[最大] deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate
persevere  Speak Example sentences
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[辛抱] endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
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[パラライズ] make unable to move or act; impair the progress or functioning of
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[宿泊施設] accommodation; a temporary place to stay
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[燃やす] build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire