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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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locality  Speak Example sentences
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[著作権] crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material
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[地域] place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood
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[素っ気ない] without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately
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[俳優] relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in
mania  Speak Example sentences
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[断片] by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually
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[振り子] a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum
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[マニア] craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
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[緩和] make less severe or harsh; moderate
minimise  Speak Example sentences
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[混乱] make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner
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[マイクロフィルム] continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size
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[最小化は] reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree
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[オリジナル] initiate; invent; bring into being; create
muddle  Speak Example sentences
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[潤滑油] make smooth or slippery
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[混乱] make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner
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[多角] having many sides; many-sided
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[軌道] garden; area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees
natal  Speak Example sentences
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[悪性] injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
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[出生] relating to where a person or animal was born; native
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[前奏曲] introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
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[最小化は] reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree
navigable  Speak Example sentences
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[家禽は] domestic fowls reared for eating, or their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, ducks, and geese
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[ナビゲーション] wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered
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[関連する] belong; have a connection with or dependence on
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[生鮮] liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay
obedient  Speak Example sentences
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[マニア] craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
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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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[生理] pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms
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[麻痺] the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
offhand  Speak Example sentences
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[マニア] craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
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[混乱] make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner
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[絶壁] cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
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[素っ気ない] without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately
optimum  Speak Example sentences
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[悲しげ] expressing sorrow, mournful or melancholy; sad
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[生鮮] liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay
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[最適化] most favorable or advantageous
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[凌駕] exceed or surpass; leave behind
originate  Speak Example sentences
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[絶壁] cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
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[地域] place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood
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[オリジナル] initiate; invent; bring into being; create
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[寛大] relaxing; not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected