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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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loathsome  Speak Example sentences
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[条例] decree; authoritative command or order
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[小宇宙] a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something
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[断崖絶壁] extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
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[忌まわしい] highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
lurid  Speak Example sentences
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[はがき] card for sending messages by post without an envelope
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[放蕩] wasteful; reckless with money
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[精製] act of purging of sin or guilt; the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
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[情けない] causing shock or horror; gruesome
lustre  Speak Example sentences
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[検察官] one who carries out legal action, especially criminal proceedings; one who prosecutes any purpose, plan, or business
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[覚書] written proposal or reminder
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[光沢] brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
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[忌まわしい] highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
mason  Speak Example sentences
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[永続化] make something last; preserve from extinction
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[経路] path; track; a trodden path
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[石工] one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; one who prepares stone for building purposes
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[反乱] revolt; resist or defy an authority; break with established customs
multiple  Speak Example sentences
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[半島] a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
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[知りたい複数] number that may be divided by another number with no remainder
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[プロジェクタ] extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
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[光沢] brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
ordinance  Speak Example sentences
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[忌まわしい] highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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[条例] decree; authoritative command or order
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[連隊] government; mode of ruling; rule; authority
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[プライ] bend; lay on closely, or in folds; work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; press upon
patriarchal  Speak Example sentences
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[家父長] a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
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[断崖絶壁] extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
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[傾向] natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
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[単なる] being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
pistol  Speak Example sentences
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[光沢] brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
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[ピストル] the smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand
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[受付] secretary whose primary duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
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[プロジェクタ] extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
precipitous  Speak Example sentences
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[断崖絶壁] extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
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[はがき] card for sending messages by post without an envelope
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[繁栄] flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
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[反乱] revolt; resist or defy an authority; break with established customs
prodigal  Speak Example sentences
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[条例] decree; authoritative command or order
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[名声] fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
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[放蕩] wasteful; reckless with money
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[単なる] being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight