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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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restoration  Speak Example sentences
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[超音波] supersonic; higher in frequency than the range of sound perceptible to the human ear
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[復元] act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
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[畑] land or an area of land of high elevation
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[ビスタ] the distant view, especially through an opening, as between buildings or trees; outlook
restrictive  Speak Example sentences
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[痕跡] trace; remains; an indication that something has happened
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[制限] tending or serving to restrict; limiting; confining
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[超音波] supersonic; higher in frequency than the range of sound perceptible to the human ear
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[確固たる] marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
reverie  Speak Example sentences
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[空想] daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
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[陰鬱] gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
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[しなやか] flexible; moving and bending with ease
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[シュラウド] hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
rugged  Speak Example sentences
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[狡猾] cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
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[過渡] momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
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[卑しむべき] filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
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[堅牢] uneven; rough; very difficult
scanty  Speak Example sentences
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[乏しい] somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient
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[代名詞] having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
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[過渡] momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
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[スパン] traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period
sentinel  Speak Example sentences
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[気まぐれ] sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy
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[センチネルリンパ] one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
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[スパルタ] avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
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[宇宙船] a vehicle for traveling in space
solicitation  Speak Example sentences
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[スパン] traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period
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[超音波] supersonic; higher in frequency than the range of sound perceptible to the human ear
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[シングル] small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
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[募集] act of soliciting; inciting of another to commit a crime; temptation; allurement; petition; proposal
sordid  Speak Example sentences
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[とりとめ] tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
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[卑しむべき] filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
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[狡猾] cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
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[棘] backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
spartan  Speak Example sentences
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[接触] concerning; relating to; with respect to
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[乏しい] somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient
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[滅菌] barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
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[スパルタ] avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
sterile  Speak Example sentences
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[陰鬱] gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
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[訴訟] plead; file a suit against
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[過渡] momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
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[滅菌] barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy