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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lineage  Speak Example sentences
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[放棄] sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs
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[説得] capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
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[参加] people who take part in
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[血統] direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
lust  Speak Example sentences
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[参加] people who take part in
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[軽快な] light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift
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[無数] legendary; fictitious; existing in myth
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[欲望] pleasure; inclination; longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy
memorable  Speak Example sentences
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[記憶に残る] unforgettable; worthy of being remembered; very important or remarkable
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[迫害] unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs
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[血統] direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
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[疲れ果てるを] covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another
moderate  Speak Example sentences
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[ピストル] the smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand
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[万力を] tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
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[言語] humanistic study of language and literature
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[適度] lessen the violence, severity, or extremeness of; preside over
morsel  Speak Example sentences
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[遺物] surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
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[発音] very noticeable or certain; distinct; strongly marked
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[一口] a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
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[光沢] brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
notoriously  Speak Example sentences
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[悪名] in a way that is famous for something bad
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[光沢] giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
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[放棄] sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs
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[発音] very noticeable or certain; distinct; strongly marked
onslaught  Speak Example sentences
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[言語] humanistic study of language and literature
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[一口] a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
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[猛] assault; a very powerful attack
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[検察官] one who carries out legal action, especially criminal proceedings; one who prosecutes any purpose, plan, or business
oxen  Speak Example sentences
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[総理] be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; occupy the place of the president; direct as chief officer
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[牛] domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
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[マーク] noticeable or pronounced; having one or more distinguishing marks
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[ピストル] the smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand
persecution  Speak Example sentences
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[アラーム] a message that helps to remember something
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[血統] direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
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[カラス] large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
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[迫害] unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs
predicament  Speak Example sentences
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[特許] grant made by the government to creator the sole right; invention protected by grant
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[苦境] tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
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[妊娠] condition of being pregnant; fruitfulness; fertility
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[好ましい] ancient; primitive; no longer fashionable