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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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seismic  Speak Example sentences
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[テレックス] communications system consisting of teletypewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals
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[地震] caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
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[スパン] traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period
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[タール] delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
skyscraper  Speak Example sentences
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[超高層ビル] a very tall building with many stories
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[物言い] full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
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[サイレン] an electronic device producing a similar sound as a signal or warning; something insidious or deceptive; mermaid
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[腫れ] becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids
somber  Speak Example sentences
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[陰鬱] gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
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[ささやき] speaking in a quiet voice; soft speech produced without a full voice; secretly expressed belief, rumor, or hint
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[ヴィ] strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
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[長屋] apartment barely meeting minimal standards
sophistication  Speak Example sentences
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[シャッフル] disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement
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[洗練されていない洗練された] being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
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[昔] in time past; long ago; in old time
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[火山] explosively unstable;  relating to volcanoes
span  Speak Example sentences
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[恐ろしい] frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific
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[スパン] traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period
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[愚弄] reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner
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[身長] height; status; high level of respect
stalwart  Speak Example sentences
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[確固たる] marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
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[ヴィ] strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
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[令状] something which is written; writing; scripture
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[醤油] soybean; most highly protein vegetable
stature  Speak Example sentences
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[卑しむべき] filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
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[身長] height; status; high level of respect
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[火山] explosively unstable;  relating to volcanoes
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[サイレン] an electronic device producing a similar sound as a signal or warning; something insidious or deceptive; mermaid
tenement  Speak Example sentences
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[反発] tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting
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[宇宙船] a vehicle for traveling in space
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[長屋] apartment barely meeting minimal standards
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[顔] face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
terrifying  Speak Example sentences
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[シャッフル] disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement
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[腫れ] becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids
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[恐ろしい] frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific
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[スモッグ] air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
upland  Speak Example sentences
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[畑] land or an area of land of high elevation
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[空想] daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
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[口息苦しい] stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
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[火山] explosively unstable;  relating to volcanoes