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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lubricate  Speak Example sentences
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[潤滑油] make smooth or slippery
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[言い換え] restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify the thought of others
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[オーバーフロー] flow over; cover with, or as with, water or other fluid; spread over; flow over the brim of
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[明快] easily understood; clear; intelligible
lucid  Speak Example sentences
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[音声] of or about the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
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[潤滑油] make smooth or slippery
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[明快] easily understood; clear; intelligible
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[リニア] having the form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
mammal  Speak Example sentences
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[パーカッション] striking one object against another sharply
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[音声] of or about the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
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[畜産] any animals kept for use or profit
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[哺乳類] warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
novice  Speak Example sentences
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[勝る] go beyond in performance; excel; surpass.
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[初心者] beginner; person new to a field or activity
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[緩和] make less severe or harsh; moderate
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[沈殿] rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
obedient  Speak Example sentences
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[不運] unfortunate occurrence; mishap; bad luck
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[口実] excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason
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[麻痺] the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
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[豪華な] liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
obligatory  Speak Example sentences
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[オーバーフロー] flow over; cover with, or as with, water or other fluid; spread over; flow over the brim of
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[最初] beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
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[リニア] having the form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
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[義務] morally or legally constraining; required; binding
oblong  Speak Example sentences
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[畜産] any animals kept for use or profit
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[ピボット] a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
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[多量] in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
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[櫓] having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
ominous  Speak Example sentences
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[不吉な] threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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[パロディ] work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
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[雑音] make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
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[畜産] any animals kept for use or profit
omit  Speak Example sentences
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[親切] enumerate; count; read according to the rules of numeration
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[嘆き] grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
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[パーカッション] striking one object against another sharply
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[省略] leave undone or leave out; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
ostentation  Speak Example sentences
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[飾りではなく誇示] making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade
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[燃やす] build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire
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[言い換え] restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify the thought of others
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[哺乳類] warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair