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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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provisional  Speak Example sentences
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[叱る] find fault or rail with rude clamor; utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke
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[暫定] temporary; provided for present need only
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[臆病] lack of self-confidence or courage
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[仮名] pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
pseudonym  Speak Example sentences
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[送還] restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
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[貫く] be located under or below; be the support or basis of; account for
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[仮名] pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
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[一方] being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided
simultaneous  Speak Example sentences
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[奮起] become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken
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[似] existing, happening, or done at the same time
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[群れ] dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees
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[課徴金を] an additional charge; charge an extra fee
sparse  Speak Example sentences
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[疎] occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
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[暫定] temporary; provided for present need only
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[変化] change an aspect of; alter in form, appearance, substance, position; make different by a partial change; modify
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[放射] spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
steamer  Speak Example sentences
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[猛烈] forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
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[船] a vessel propelled by steam; steamship or steamboat;  road locomotive for use on common roads
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[貫く] be located under or below; be the support or basis of; account for
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[変化] change an aspect of; alter in form, appearance, substance, position; make different by a partial change; modify
structural  Speak Example sentences
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[構造] of structure; affecting structure; constructional
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[一方] being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided
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[滅菌] make sterile or unproductive; impoverish, as land; exhaust of fertility.
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[用途] having many talents; capable of working in many fields
subordinate  Speak Example sentences
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[下位] occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
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[暫定] temporary; provided for present need only
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[仮名] pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
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[放射] spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
surcharge  Speak Example sentences
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[課徴金を] an additional charge; charge an extra fee
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[子会社] subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
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[四角形] a parallelogram with four right angles
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[同期] happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
synchronize  Speak Example sentences
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[仮名] pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
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[同期] happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
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[奮起] become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken
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[下位] occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
tablet  Speak Example sentences
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[構造] of structure; affecting structure; constructional
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[タブレット] a small flat compressed cake of some substance; a dose of medicine; simplified computer with the only screen
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[溶媒] able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
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[紫外線] wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X rays