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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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repudiate  Speak Example sentences
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[否認] disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
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[接触] concerning; relating to; with respect to
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[先見の明] produced by imagination; characterized by vision or foresight; imaginary; idealistic
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[代替] reduction; deduction; removing a part from the whole
repulse  Speak Example sentences
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[一口] drink or imbibe in small quantities; take in with lips in small quantities, like liquid; draw into the mouth; suck up
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[シャンブル] walk in an awkward, lazy, or unsteady manner, shuffling the feet
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[しなやか] flexible; moving and bending with ease
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[撃退] force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust
rustic  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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[一口] drink or imbibe in small quantities; take in with lips in small quantities, like liquid; draw into the mouth; suck up
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[素朴な] typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
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[代替] reduction; deduction; removing a part from the whole
scruple  Speak Example sentences
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[テーブル] set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
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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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[活力] energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
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[仮] hesitate as a result of conscience or principle
shortcut  Speak Example sentences
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[活力] energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
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[ショートカット] a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one
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[募集] act of soliciting; inciting of another to commit a crime; temptation; allurement; petition; proposal
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[タック] small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head
sneak  Speak Example sentences
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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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[シェルは] remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly
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[シャンブル] walk in an awkward, lazy, or unsteady manner, shuffling the feet
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[接触] concerning; relating to; with respect to
spinning  Speak Example sentences
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[紡績] rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling
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[部族] relating to a group of people sharing an occupation, interest, or habit; of a tribe
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[先見の明] produced by imagination; characterized by vision or foresight; imaginary; idealistic
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[衣] an outer garment; dress of rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; dress of state, rank, office
sunburn  Speak Example sentences
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[蛇行] marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
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[聖霊降臨祭] the smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota
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[サファイア] a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
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[日焼け] redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun
terrifying  Speak Example sentences
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[恐ろしい] frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific
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[樹液] the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
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[シャンブル] walk in an awkward, lazy, or unsteady manner, shuffling the feet
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[傾向] house roof made with a plant material
thatch  Speak Example sentences
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[仮] hesitate as a result of conscience or principle
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[紡績] rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling
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[代替] reduction; deduction; removing a part from the whole
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[傾向] house roof made with a plant material