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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lava  Speak Example sentences
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[怒り] offend grossly against; produce anger or resentment in
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[溶岩] hot liquid rock from a volcano that becomes solid as it cools
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[名誉毀損] defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
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[小宇宙] a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something
manacle  Speak Example sentences
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[プロジェクタ] an optical device for projecting a beam of light
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[ナレーター] biologist knowledgeable about natural history
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[手錠] handcuff; shackle for hand or wrist; an instrument of iron for fettering the hand
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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
manual  Speak Example sentences
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[マニュアル] done by, used by, or operated with the hands; of small reference book
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[パイオニア] initial; groundbreaking; originating; serving to pioneer
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[忌まわしい] highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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[プラスチック] capable of being molded; capable of being shaped or formed; easily influenced
mien  Speak Example sentences
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[はがき] card for sending messages by post without an envelope
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[刺激] tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding
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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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[態度] aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing
naturalist  Speak Example sentences
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[凹部] withdrawing or retiring; moving back; retreat; state of being withdrawn; seclusion
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[はがき] card for sending messages by post without an envelope
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[ナレーター] biologist knowledgeable about natural history
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[刺激] tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding
ordinance  Speak Example sentences
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[堀] deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
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[パイオニア] initial; groundbreaking; originating; serving to pioneer
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[ごみ] disorderly accumulation of objects; carelessly discarded refuse, such as wastepaper
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[条例] decree; authoritative command or order
outrage  Speak Example sentences
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[州] relating to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated
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[怒り] offend grossly against; produce anger or resentment in
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[激怒] lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
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[パイオニア] initial; groundbreaking; originating; serving to pioneer
parallel  Speak Example sentences
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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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[マッフル] make a sound quieter and less clear
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[叙情詩] a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
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[パラレル] being an equal distance apart everywhere; having the same tendency or direction
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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[堀] deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
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[沈殿] fall from clouds; hurl or throw violently; fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
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[光沢] brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
permissive  Speak Example sentences
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[生理学] branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
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[寛容] approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline
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[無数] legendary; fictitious; existing in myth
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[プリテンション] advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality