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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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sanctuary  Speak Example sentences
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[聖域] place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque
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[こっそり] creep or steal privately; come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen
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[制裁] approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance
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[不謹慎な] unprincipled; lacking honesty
scaffold  Speak Example sentences
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[覇権] dominance; power to dominate or defeat
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[足場] a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
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[こっそり] creep or steal privately; come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen
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[残] remaining as a residue; surplus
shingle  Speak Example sentences
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[反動] oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power
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[シングル] small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
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[ビスタ] the distant view, especially through an opening, as between buildings or trees; outlook
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[制裁] approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance
slay  Speak Example sentences
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[殺し] put to death with a weapon, or by violence; kill; put an end to; destroy; overwhelm, as with laughter or love
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[聖域] place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque
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[スループ] single-mast sailing boat
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[羞恥] the feeling of fear of embarrassment
slump  Speak Example sentences
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[スランプ] sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
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[茎] stem or central axis of the herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
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[感性] ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
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[反動] oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power
smog  Speak Example sentences
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[スランプ] sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
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[スモッグ] air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
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[遅刻] late; delayed; moving slowly
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[制裁] approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance
sock  Speak Example sentences
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[滅菌] barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
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[靴下] plowshare; short stocking reaching a point between ankle and knee; hard blow or punch; comic drama
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[株] pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper
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[崇高] of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
solemnity  Speak Example sentences
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[評判] having a good reputation; honorable
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[こっそり] creep or steal privately; come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen
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[厳粛] seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
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[気まま] unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
speck  Speak Example sentences
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[不謹慎な] unprincipled; lacking honesty
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[ちり] particle; a tiny spot; stain
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[覇権] dominance; power to dominate or defeat
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[時間] not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
sublime  Speak Example sentences
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[羞恥] the feeling of fear of embarrassment
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[醤油] soybean; most highly protein vegetable
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[復活] rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
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[崇高] of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic