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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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protract  Speak Example sentences
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[観光] act or pastime of visiting sights of interest
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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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[長引か] prolong; draw out or lengthen in time
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[猛烈] forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
refreshment  Speak Example sentences
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[凌駕] be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
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[リフレッシュ] activity that refreshes and recreates; snacks and drinks served as a light meal
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[レトリック] art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
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[前向き] being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected
refugee  Speak Example sentences
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[振るう] handle with skill;  exercise effectively; have power over; a rule or manage
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[船] a vessel propelled by steam; steamship or steamboat;  road locomotive for use on common roads
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[ヨーク] join together, unite; harness a draft animal to; join securely; force into heavy labor
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[難民] one who flees to shelter, or place of safety
regeneration  Speak Example sentences
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[強化] give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
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[組み込む] combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things together
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[体系] ordered; methodical; carried on using step-by-step procedures
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[再生] renewal;  growth of lost or destroyed parts or organs
shrug  Speak Example sentences
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[吐き気がする] make sick; disease;  impair; weaken; become sick; fall into disease
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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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[貫く] be located under or below; be the support or basis of; account for
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[暗黙] indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
sightseeing  Speak Example sentences
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[観光] act or pastime of visiting sights of interest
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[ヨーク] join together, unite; harness a draft animal to; join securely; force into heavy labor
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[揺れ] play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion
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[堅牢] vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
sustenance  Speak Example sentences
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[糧] act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
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[指定] explain or describe something clearly and exactly; designate
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[再生] renewal;  growth of lost or destroyed parts or organs
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[実直] precisely and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious
telecommunication  Speak Example sentences
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[通信] electronic systems used in transmitting messages
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[リフレッシュ] activity that refreshes and recreates; snacks and drinks served as a light meal
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[振るう] handle with skill;  exercise effectively; have power over; a rule or manage
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[シーム] line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
temperament  Speak Example sentences
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[非難] express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
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[気質] person's normal manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry
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[リフレッシュ] activity that refreshes and recreates; snacks and drinks served as a light meal
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[レトリック] art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
transgress  Speak Example sentences
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[背く] pass over or beyond; surpass
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[気質] person's normal manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry
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[調節] impose regulations; fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
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[四半期] every three months; in three-month intervals