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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lance  Speak Example sentences
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[カミソリ] a sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts
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[ランス] the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
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[コンセント] a container used for storing or putting objects in; reservoir
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[無数] legendary; fictitious; existing in myth
lean  Speak Example sentences
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[リーン] bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support
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[行列] act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course
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[単なる] being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
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[一覧] lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
literate  Speak Example sentences
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[文芸] educated; schooled; one who can read and write
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[覚書] written proposal or reminder
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[発音] very noticeable or certain; distinct; strongly marked
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[牛] domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
mythical  Speak Example sentences
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[刑事] subject to punishment by law
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[気に入り] be lazy or idle; move, stand, or recline in a relaxed manner
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[無数] legendary; fictitious; existing in myth
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[ランス] the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
oddly  Speak Example sentences
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[妙] curiously; bizarrely; unusually
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[反乱] revolt; resist or defy an authority; break with established customs
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[行列] act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course
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[神経] an elementary particle with 0 charges and mass about equal to a proton
odious  Speak Example sentences
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[一覧] lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
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[レガシー] a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
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[いやらしい] hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
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[貧民] very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
odor  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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[受粉] fertilize by transferring pollen
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[棚] projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged underwater
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[文芸] educated; schooled; one who can read and write
outlandish  Speak Example sentences
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[レガシー] a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
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[忌まわしい] highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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[発音] very noticeable or certain; distinct; strongly marked
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[異様] unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
pamper  Speak Example sentences
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[甘やかす] feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food
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[犯罪] act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of the law; attacking or assaulting
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[ランス] the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
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[単なる] being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
ply  Speak Example sentences
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[プライ] bend; lay on closely, or in folds; work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; press upon
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[プロペラ] machine for propelling an aircraft or boat; one who propels
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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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[が残っている] all that is left after other parts have been taken away, used up, or destroyed; corpse; ancient ruins or fossils