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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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pseudonym  Speak Example sentences
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[糧] act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
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[横行] unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
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[仮名] pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
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[色合い] degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste
seep  Speak Example sentences
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[規定] specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
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[湧水] pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
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[泣き] grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
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[レジストラ] one who registers; a recorder; a keeper of records
shrug  Speak Example sentences
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[肩] draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
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[急冷] put out a fire; extinguish;  put an end to; destroy
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[不動] firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
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[政治] one occupied with the affairs of government and influential in shaping policy
slender  Speak Example sentences
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[スレンダー] having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin
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[渦] act of rotating or revolving rapidly; state of confusion; tumult
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[シャンティ] a small, badly built house, usually made from pieces of wood or cardboard, in which poor people live
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[路] the expanse of land or water; a system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet
statesman  Speak Example sentences
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[政治] one occupied with the affairs of government and influential in shaping policy
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[執事] one who manages another's property, finances, or other affairs; attendant on a ship or airplane
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[突出] extend out or project in space; stick out
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[肩] draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
subsidiary  Speak Example sentences
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[後継者] one who or that which succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left
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[修正] amend; change or correct something, such as a piece of writing
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[子会社] subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
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[渦] act of rotating or revolving rapidly; state of confusion; tumult
supersonic  Speak Example sentences
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[ほとんど] hardly; barely; only just
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[超音速] having, caused by, or relating to a speed greater than the speed of sound
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[お酒] one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
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[反応] reactive; readily reacting to people or events; showing emotion
texture  Speak Example sentences
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[テクスチャ] rough surface quality; the structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; the feel of a surface or a fabric
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[色合い] degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste
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[スレンダー] having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin
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[非難] express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
tinge  Speak Example sentences
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[色合い] degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste
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[仮名] pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
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[突出] extend out or project in space; stick out
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[制限] keep or confine within limits
tract  Speak Example sentences
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[超音速] having, caused by, or relating to a speed greater than the speed of sound
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[泣き] grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
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[色合い] degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste
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[路] the expanse of land or water; a system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet