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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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retroactive  Speak Example sentences
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[仮] hesitate as a result of conscience or principle
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[超高層ビル] a very tall building with many stories
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[遡及] extending in scope or effect to a prior time or prior conditions
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[残] remaining as a residue; surplus
rhythmic  Speak Example sentences
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[口ごもる] make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
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[残] the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
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[リズム] recurring with measured regularity
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[潜水艦] beneath the surface of the water; undersea
sect  Speak Example sentences
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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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[超高層ビル] a very tall building with many stories
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[宗派] a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
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[臆病] marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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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[自然] not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws
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[地役権] forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
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[シュラウド] hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
shortcut  Speak Example sentences
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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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[宗派] a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
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[臆病] marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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[身長] height; status; high level of respect
sloth  Speak Example sentences
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[臆病] marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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[空想] daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
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[恨み] indignation; a deep sense of injury; strong displeasure
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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
speck  Speak Example sentences
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[聖霊降臨祭] the smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota
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[抜本的な] extensive; having wide-ranging influence or effect:
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[ヴィ] strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
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[ちり] particle; a tiny spot; stain
spell  Speak Example sentences
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[火山] explosively unstable;  relating to volcanoes
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[狡猾] cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
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[聖霊降臨祭] the smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota
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[呪文] name or write in order the letters constituting; add up to; signify
stature  Speak Example sentences
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[身長] height; status; high level of respect
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[顕著な] prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
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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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[残] remaining as a residue; surplus
strain  Speak Example sentences
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[自然] not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws
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[恨み] indignation; a deep sense of injury; strong displeasure
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[株] pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper
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[身長] height; status; high level of respect