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Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
retort 
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 | [レトルト] reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner |
| [同様] denote; mean; indicate |
| [放射] spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves |
| [スラグ] residue by smelting metal ore; waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms on the surface of molten metal |
safeguard
2
| [お酒] one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection |
| [階建て] story; floor or level of a building or ship |
| [治まる] settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down |
| [気質] person's normal manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry |
signify
3
| [通信] electronic systems used in transmitting messages |
| [暗黙] indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent |
| [同様] denote; mean; indicate |
| [溶媒] able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations |
solvent
4
| [レトルト] reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner |
| [溶媒] able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations |
| [粘り強い] sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly |
| [補足] added to complete or make up a deficiency |
steamer
5
| [着手] take on; embark on; assume |
| [評価] act of valuing, or of estimating value or worth; act of setting a price; estimation |
| [船] a vessel propelled by steam; steamship or steamboat; road locomotive for use on common roads |
| [破壊] act of making a sudden noisy break |
subordinate
6
| [寡黙] inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative |
| [溶媒] able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations |
| [簡潔] brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words |
| [下位] occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive |
succession
7
| [同様] denote; mean; indicate |
| [お酒] one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection |
| [一方] being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided |
| [承継] act of succeeding, or following after; following of things in order of time or place; sequence |
superintend
8
| [監督し] oversee with the power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise |
| [透明] partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen |
| [令状] guarantee; assurance by the seller; authorization or certification |
| [破壊] act of making a sudden noisy break |
tacit
9
| [地上波] earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land |
| [船] a vessel propelled by steam; steamship or steamboat; road locomotive for use on common roads |
| [暗黙] indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent |
| [同時] make simple; make less complex; make clear by explaining for |
tarnish
10
| [猛烈] forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently |
| [汚す] make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt |
| [放射] spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves |
| [スコーチ] burn superficially; parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn |