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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rotary  Speak Example sentences
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[ライチョウ病的全会一致] complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
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[ロータリー] turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis
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[主食] principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
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[懲らしめ] expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
scabbard  Speak Example sentences
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[ひも] act of twisting; lightweight cord
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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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[鞘] the case for sword blade; sheath
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[シュラウド] hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
servitude  Speak Example sentences
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[ナマケモノ] laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
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[感性] ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
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[地役権] forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
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[崇高] of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
sloth  Speak Example sentences
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[衣服] relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
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[ナマケモノ] laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
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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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[胃] the principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult
sock  Speak Example sentences
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[楽観的な] cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
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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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[ワープ] cause something or someone to no longer do what is usual or right; state of being twisted or bent out of shape
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[地役権] forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
solace  Speak Example sentences
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[ヴィ] strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
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[曲解] comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
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[宣伝] advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
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[傾向] house roof made with a plant material
sprain  Speak Example sentences
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[鞘] the case for sword blade; sheath
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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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[臆病] marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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[捻挫] a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments
staple  Speak Example sentences
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[鞘] the case for sword blade; sheath
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[ナマケモノ] laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
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[火山] explosively unstable;  relating to volcanoes
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[主食] principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
stink  Speak Example sentences
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[無人島] having no residents; unsettled; unoccupied
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[傾向] house roof made with a plant material
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[悪臭を放つ] strong, offensive smell; disgusting odor; stench
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[最適] meant or adapted for an occasion or use
sublime  Speak Example sentences
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[火山] explosively unstable;  relating to volcanoes
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[ロータリー] turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis
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[崇高] of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
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[リブ] one of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax