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Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
retroactive 
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 | [毒] poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite |
| [不当] having no justification; groundless; not guaranteed to be good, sound, or of a certain quality |
| [抵抗] unaffected; incapable of being affected |
| [遡及] extending in scope or effect to a prior time or prior conditions |
rigidity
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| [鞘] protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions |
| [衣] an outer garment; dress of rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; dress of state, rank, office |
| [剛性] stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending |
| [遡及] extending in scope or effect to a prior time or prior conditions |
rugged
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| [調理器具] instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory |
| [陰鬱] gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color |
| [トラッパー] one who sets devices to catch animals |
| [堅牢] uneven; rough; very difficult |
sheath
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| [抵抗] unaffected; incapable of being affected |
| [スクーナー船] originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass |
| [鞘] protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions |
| [きれい] completely neat and clean |
skirmish
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| [反発] tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting |
| [小競り合い] minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute |
| [豚] any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig |
| [昔] in time past; long ago; in old time |
sloping
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| [群れ] move or gather in large numbers; be overrun |
| [傾斜は] slanting; inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon |
| [ヴィ] strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete |
| [切れ目] continuous, without interruption; intact |
somber
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| [陰鬱] gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color |
| [昔] in time past; long ago; in old time |
| [調理器具] instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory |
| [宇宙船] spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space |
suited
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| [厳粛] seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony |
| [最適] meant or adapted for an occasion or use |
| [聖域] place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque |
| [トラッパー] one who sets devices to catch animals |
surly
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| [陰鬱] gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color |
| [調理器具] instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory |
| [無愛想な] rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions |
| [汚染] contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally |
swine
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| [豚] any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig |
| [聖域] place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque |
| [あいさつ] act of paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting or expressing goodwill |
| [汚染] contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally |