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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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advocate  Speak Example sentences
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[契約] mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties; contract; stipulation
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[擁護] one that argues for a cause; supporter or defender
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[シニカルな] skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
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[牧師] a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
arbitrator  Speak Example sentences
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[気を悪くする] out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
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[仲裁人] someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue;  one having the power to make authoritative decisions
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[従順] obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
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[禁煙] bringing or coming to an end; cease
aversion  Speak Example sentences
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[公平無私は] not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial
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[加入する] agree; give consent, often at the insistence of another; concede
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[星座] some stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
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[嫌悪] firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
bashful  Speak Example sentences
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[対話] conversation; formal talks between opposing countries, political groups
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[無人島] remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
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[従順] obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
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[恥ずかしがり屋] abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
cardinal  Speak Example sentences
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[カーディナル] high church official, ranking just below the pope; dark to deep or vivid red
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[体罰] belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant
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[禁欲] leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
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[仲裁人] someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue;  one having the power to make authoritative decisions
caste  Speak Example sentences
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[故意] done with or marked by full consciousness of nature and effects; intentional
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[擁護] one that argues for a cause; supporter or defender
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[敬意] willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
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[カースト] any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
chivalry  Speak Example sentences
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[は、礼拝] act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god
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[気が進まない] not inclined; having a disinclination; being unwilling
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[騎士] courtesy towards women
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[コミッショナー] a person authorized by a commission to perform certain duties; member of a commission
composure  Speak Example sentences
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[冷静] mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
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[知り合い] known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
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[騎士] courtesy towards women
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[牧師] a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
corporal  Speak Example sentences
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[体罰] belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant
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[動作] a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
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[黙従] assent; agree without protesting
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[従順] obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
crook  Speak Example sentences
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[認可] act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant
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[悪党] bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure
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[できない] light up by or as by fire or flame; of tremendous intensity or fervor
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[禁煙] bringing or coming to an end; cease