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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rigid  Speak Example sentences
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[全く] absolutely; completely or extremely
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[監視] close examination; minute inspection; critical observation
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[剛性] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
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[タイルは] the flat thin rectangular slab used to cover surfaces; a short pipe made of clay, used in sewers and drains
rival  Speak Example sentences
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[家庭教師] guide; give individual instruction
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[荒野] a tract of land or region, uncultivated and uninhabited, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; wild or desert
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[直立] in an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward
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[ライバル] compete; be equal to in quality or ability; match
sequence  Speak Example sentences
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[保護] load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
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[監視] close examination; minute inspection; critical observation
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[直立] in an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward
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[シーケンス] serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
stale  Speak Example sentences
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[古い] having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
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[洗面化粧台] quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
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[格闘] contend by grappling with and striving to trip or throw down an opponent; struggle or strive earnestly
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[簡単] unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
steep  Speak Example sentences
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[標本] model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
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[シーケンス] serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
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[レンチ] twist or turn suddenly and forcibly; move, extract, or force-free by pulling violently
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[急] soak; make thoroughly wet
sterling  Speak Example sentences
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[ベジタリアン] someone who doesn't eat meat or fish usually for religious or moral reasons
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[ウェッジ] a piece of metal, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks
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[タイルは] the flat thin rectangular slab used to cover surfaces; a short pipe made of clay, used in sewers and drains
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[スターリング] any English coin of standard value; coined money
stitch  Speak Example sentences
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[高音] act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
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[ステッチ] sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
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[セグメント] sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
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[古い] having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
submarine  Speak Example sentences
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[レンチ] twist or turn suddenly and forcibly; move, extract, or force-free by pulling violently
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[潜水艦] submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
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[ステッチ] sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
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[静的] having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
summary  Speak Example sentences
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[ウェッジ] a piece of metal, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks
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[概要] brief statement that presents the main points
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[スターリング] any English coin of standard value; coined money
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[洗面化粧台] quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
thrust  Speak Example sentences
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[ユニバーサル] affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide
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[推力] push; force used in pushing; activity or idea is the main or essential thing it expresses
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[仮想] existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in fact; existing in mind, especially as a product of imagination
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[退屈] tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly