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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resolve  Speak Example sentences
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[変数] likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable
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[素晴らし] magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur
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[解決] make a firm decision about; find a solution to
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[シュラウド] hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
restrictive  Speak Example sentences
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[その後] in a subsequent manner; at a later time; accordingly; therefore
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[制限] tending or serving to restrict; limiting; confining
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[シュラウド] hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
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[自然] not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws
sapphire  Speak Example sentences
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[気まぐれ] sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy
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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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[衛兵] the soldier placed on guard; guard
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[棘] backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
scaffold  Speak Example sentences
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[根拠] one that takes the place of another; a replacement
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[足場] a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
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[学術] throw away; discard; break down into parts for disposal or salvage
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[その後] in a subsequent manner; at a later time; accordingly; therefore
seismic  Speak Example sentences
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[地震] caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
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[きざ] of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious
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[販売店] a company which sells goods
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[禁酒] restraint; avoiding excesses
sentry  Speak Example sentences
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[完敗] put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly
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[根拠] one that takes the place of another; a replacement
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[衛兵] the soldier placed on guard; guard
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[注ぐ] be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
skyrocket  Speak Example sentences
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[打ち上げ花火] increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar
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[聖霊降臨祭] the smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota
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[幹] the main ascending axis of a plant; a stalk or trunk
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[ライダー] amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses
spine  Speak Example sentences
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[しなやか] flexible; moving and bending with ease
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[捕える] act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation
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[不吉な] suggesting or threatening evil
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[棘] backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
synonymous  Speak Example sentences
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[セージ] one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
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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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[代名詞] having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
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[楽観的な] cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
teem  Speak Example sentences
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[注ぐ] be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
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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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[地震] caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
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[妨害] hinder or prevent of ; frustrate