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 4000 CPE (B) - Matching Quizzes
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backdrop  Speak Example sentences
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背景 background; the view behind something
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手招き signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance
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巨大 huge creature; something enormous in size or power
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悩まさ attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
baroque  Speak Example sentences
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話題 confusion of activity and gossip; the sound of rapid vibration
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バードバロック complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
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自治区 an incorporated town that is not a city; a town, or a division of a large town
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渦巻く swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
basement  Speak Example sentences
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輝き cleverness; great skill or intelligence
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磨く make shiny by rubbing; polish
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幅 measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
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地下 cellar; a part of a building that is below the level of the first floor
behemoth  Speak Example sentences
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気圧 an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
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巨大 huge creature; something enormous in size or power
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野獣のような beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
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はったりを direct and outspoken but good-natured
beset  Speak Example sentences
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話題 confusion of activity and gossip; the sound of rapid vibration
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バード poet, especially lyric poet
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青銅 an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
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悩まさ attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
bestial  Speak Example sentences
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口 combination; mixture; forming a uniform mixture
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ボーク stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
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野獣のような beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
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騒音 loud, harsh roar or screech; a dazzling blaze of light
betray  Speak Example sentences
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裏切る be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
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野獣のような beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
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ブーム bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
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悩まさ attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
blame  Speak Example sentences
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地下 cellar; a part of a building that is below the level of the first floor
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参考文献 condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
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軽率 gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
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バード poet, especially lyric poet
blandishment  Speak Example sentences
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甘言 flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart
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遺産 inheritance; legacy; the act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another
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渦巻く swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
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気圧 an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
blare  Speak Example sentences
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渦巻く swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
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バリケード hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
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騒音 loud, harsh roar or screech; a dazzling blaze of light
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巨大 huge creature; something enormous in size or power