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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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effectual  Speak Example sentences
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[厚かまし] offensively bold behavior; the trait of being rude
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[参加] enter on a list; enroll; register; engage for military or naval service
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[取消] unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
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[効果的] able to produce the desired effect; valid
electronic  Speak Example sentences
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[電子] of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.
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[厚かまし] offensively bold behavior; the trait of being rude
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[苦情を] cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
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[操作] opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
enlist  Speak Example sentences
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[介入] interference; interfering in some course of events
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[倫理] morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct
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[異端] one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion
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[参加] enter on a list; enroll; register; engage for military or naval service
evergreen  Speak Example sentences
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[ショウガ] plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies
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[常緑] a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
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[卑劣] of lowly origin; not noble in quality, character, or purpose; unworthy
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[絶え間] uninterrupted; unceasing; continuing without interruption
extract  Speak Example sentences
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[想像] impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
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[効果的] able to produce the desired effect; valid
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[抽出] a passage from a literary work; an excerpt; something extracted
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[四肢] end; utmost point; the outermost or farthest point or portion
extremity  Speak Example sentences
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[かんがい] supply land with water artificially; clean a wound with a fluid
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[強化] act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation
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[鉈] short ax used to chop wood
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[四肢] end; utmost point; the outermost or farthest point or portion
fiend  Speak Example sentences
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[陽気に] merry or joyful activity; festivity; bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery
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[飼料] hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
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[常緑] a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
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[悪魔] implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel
figurative  Speak Example sentences
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[卑劣] of lowly origin; not noble in quality, character, or purpose; unworthy
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[茶番] broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
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[比喩は] not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning
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[雹] pour something down or forth; greet or acclaim enthusiastically
fiscal  Speak Example sentences
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[会計] pertaining to the public treasury or revenue; revenue
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[厚かまし] offensively bold behavior; the trait of being rude
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[眠] dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
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[護衛艦] one who conducts someone as an attendant; guard; protection, care, or safeguard on a journey
flora  Speak Example sentences
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[茶番] broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
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[鉈] short ax used to chop wood
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[植物] plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit a bodily organ
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[倫理] morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct