3500 ACT Vocabulary

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tenacity  Speak Example sentences
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(ホウィニー) neigh, as a horse, especially in gentle tone; cry of horse
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(ワックス) increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area
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(執念) firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence
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(茎) lever used to turn a rudder and steer a boat; drawer in table, chest, or counter
thematic  Speak Example sentences
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(金銭) relating to motif or idea; relating to theme or topic
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(愛きょう) agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way
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(そわそわ) moving with wavelike motion
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(達者な) fluent; glib; talkative; marked by ready flow of speech
theocracy  Speak Example sentences
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(臆病) fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant
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(神権政治) government ruled by or subject to religious authority
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(売る) sell or offer for sale from place to place; sell
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(子犬) young offspring of a mammal, such as a dog or wolf; child or youth
throe  Speak Example sentences
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(些細な) trivial; of slight worth or importance; frivolous or idle
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(味) have experience or enjoyment; take a sample of; have flavor
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(激痛) severe pang of pain, as in childbirth; condition of agonizing struggle or trouble
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(控えめ) inconspicuous; not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable
timorous  Speak Example sentences
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(そわそわ) moving with wavelike motion
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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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(明確) admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous
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(臆病) fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant
titular  Speak Example sentences
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(入手) free from impediment or hindrance
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(執念) firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence
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(そのまま) using exactly the same words; corresponding word for word
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(名ばかり) nominal holding of title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal
truculence  Speak Example sentences
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(畑) land or an area of land of high elevation
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(売る) sell or offer for sale from place to place; sell
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(好戦) aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior
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(明確) admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous
tyro  Speak Example sentences
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(金銭) relating to motif or idea; relating to theme or topic
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(透明) partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
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(初心者) beginner in learning something; novice
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(ワックス) increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area
ungainly  Speak Example sentences
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(不格好) awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
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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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(じらす) tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
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(アップグレード) raise to a higher grade or standard; advance
unobstructed  Speak Example sentences
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(水蒸気) gas; steam; barely visible or cloudy diffused matter, such as mist or smoke
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(痕跡) trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
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(アップグレード) raise to a higher grade or standard; advance
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(入手) free from impediment or hindrance