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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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laurel  Speak Example sentences
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[小康状態] cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm; deceive into trustfulness; become calm
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[忘却] condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
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[月桂樹] evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
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[��ズラ] a drawback, as with fear or pain; show fear
loathsome  Speak Example sentences
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[忌まわしい] highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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[カラス] large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
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[パノラマ] related to unobstructed and comprehensive view; with a wide view
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[華麗] dignified or magnificent display; splendor
lore  Speak Example sentences
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[臭] scent; property or quality of a thing that affects, stimulates or is perceived by the sense of smell
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[再建] restoration; the activity of constructing something again
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[激怒] lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
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[伝承] legend; wisdom; knowledge acquired through education or experience
lull  Speak Example sentences
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[メロン] juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy
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[小康状態] cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm; deceive into trustfulness; become calm
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[周辺機器] located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary
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[条例] decree; authoritative command or order
mason  Speak Example sentences
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[金メダル] a piece of metal in the form of coin, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or person
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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
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[石工] one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; one who prepares stone for building purposes
modulate  Speak Example sentences
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[反乱] revolt; resist or defy an authority; break with established customs
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[長い] redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
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[華麗] dignified or magnificent display; splendor
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[万力を] tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
motivation  Speak Example sentences
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[メロン] juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy
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[動機] incentive; psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
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[参加] people who take part in
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[好ましい] ancient; primitive; no longer fashionable
peer  Speak Example sentences
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[ピア] a person who has equal standing with another or others, as in rank, class, or age
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[カラス] large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
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[激怒] lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
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[記憶] commemorate; commit to memory; learn by heart
pompous  Speak Example sentences
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[参加] people who take part in
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[改ざん] of excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; characterized by pomp or stately display; ceremonious
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[忘却] condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
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[反動] the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
preoccupation  Speak Example sentences
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[関心事] state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect
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[生理学] branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
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[礼拝堂] place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
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[長い] redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted