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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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acute  Speak Example sentences
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[急性] quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
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[カタログ] list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
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[補償] compensation for a loss or injury; recompense
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[ブリード] preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment;  influence in an unfair way
agitate  Speak Example sentences
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[脆性] pamphlet; small book usually having a paper cover
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[あざ] injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists
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[攪拌] cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
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[カタログ] list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
author  Speak Example sentences
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[アクセサリー] additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
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[著者] beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer
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[征服] gain or acquire by force;  take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
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[急性] quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
bias  Speak Example sentences
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[ブリード] preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment;  influence in an unfair way
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[クライマックス] upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
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[肢体不自由] person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb
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[カタログ] list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
blaze  Speak Example sentences
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[急性] quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
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[バイリンガル] a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
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[コオロギ] outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of 11 players each
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[明確] clearness of thought or style; brightness; splendor
bruise  Speak Example sentences
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[あざ] injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists
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[貢献] act of contributing; payment exacted for a special purpose; impost or levy
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[防衛] act of defending against attack, danger, or injury
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[ブリード] preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment;  influence in an unfair way
buckle  Speak Example sentences
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[クッション] soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
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[バックル] fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
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[弾薬] military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
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[カテゴリ] group; class; a collection of things sharing a common attribute
cardinal  Speak Example sentences
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[バイパス] the channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture
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[貢献] act of contributing; payment exacted for a special purpose; impost or levy
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[乳製品] a place where milk is produced, kept or converted into butter or cheese
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[カーディナル] chief; serving as an essential component
clash  Speak Example sentences
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[混同] cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; mix up
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[カテゴリ] group; class; a collection of things sharing a common attribute
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[衝突] make noise by striking against something; dash noisily together; meet in opposition
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[カセット] container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
climax  Speak Example sentences
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[カタログ] list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
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[空洞] hole; cavern; hollow area within the body
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[クライマックス] upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
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[攪拌] cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb