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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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retailer  Speak Example sentences
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[小競り合い] minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
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[注ぐ] be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
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[販売店] a company which sells goods
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[ステープラー] one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples
sagacity  Speak Example sentences
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[聡明] quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
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[小競り合い] minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
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[刺し] pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by a pointed instrument
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[きれい] completely neat and clean
sensibility  Speak Example sentences
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[ささやき] speaking in a quiet voice; soft speech produced without a full voice; secretly expressed belief, rumor, or hint
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[蒸し暑い] burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
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[感性] ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
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[槍浸した] a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
solace  Speak Example sentences
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[感性] ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
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[ワカサギ] melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
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[曲解] comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
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[そのまま] intact; not mentioned; not touched
spear  Speak Example sentences
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[聖域] place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque
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[槍浸した] a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
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[注ぐ] be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
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[スパン] traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period
spurious  Speak Example sentences
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[槍浸した] a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
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[捕える] act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation
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[スプリアス] false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
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[きれい] completely neat and clean
stab  Speak Example sentences
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[スプリアス] false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
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[ささやき] speaking in a quiet voice; soft speech produced without a full voice; secretly expressed belief, rumor, or hint
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[刺し] pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by a pointed instrument
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[スパン] traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period
sultry  Speak Example sentences
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[販売店] a company which sells goods
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[恐ろしい] frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific
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[蒸し暑い] burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
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[ワカサギ] melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
taint  Speak Example sentences
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[汚染] contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
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[ステンドグラス] discolored; dirty; having a stain
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[手に負えない] difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
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[ステープラー] one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples
temporal  Speak Example sentences
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[スプリアス] false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
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[槍浸した] a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
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[注ぐ] be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
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[時間] not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly