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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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pungent  Speak Example sentences
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[散発] occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
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[常駐] dwell; live in a place permanently or for an extended period
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[台風] tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; a violent whirlwind
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[辛味] stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
quench  Speak Example sentences
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[定性] relating to quality; having the character of quality
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[シーム] line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
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[湧水] pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
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[急冷] put out a fire; extinguish;  put an end to; destroy
ripple  Speak Example sentences
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[評価] act of valuing, or of estimating value or worth; act of setting a price; estimation
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[関税] tax on goods coming into a country
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[リップル] wavelike motion; undulation; sound like that of water running over a stony bottom
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[推測] act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
shutter  Speak Example sentences
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[撃退] force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
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[容易] easily; quickly; in a prompt, timely manner; promptly
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[辛味] stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
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[シャッター] a hinged blind for a window
slab  Speak Example sentences
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[タブレット] a small flat compressed cake of some substance; a dose of medicine; simplified computer with the only screen
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[泣き] grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
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[不登校] wandering from business or duty; one who is absent without permission, especially from school
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[スラブ] block consisting of a thick piece of something
soluble  Speak Example sentences
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[後退] move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension
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[性] able to be dissolved; able to be explained
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[泣き] grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
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[関税] tax on goods coming into a country
sporadic  Speak Example sentences
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[放棄] give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
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[散発] occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
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[不況] withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
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[透明] partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
steward  Speak Example sentences
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[急上昇] fly aloft, as a bird; mount upward on wings; rise in thought, spirits, or imagination
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[執事] one who manages another's property, finances, or other affairs; attendant on a ship or airplane
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[非難] express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
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[スラブ] block consisting of a thick piece of something
stuntman  Speak Example sentences
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[スタントマン] man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk
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[軽蔑] extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
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[不登校] wandering from business or duty; one who is absent without permission, especially from school
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[不況] withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
subtract  Speak Example sentences
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[泣き] grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
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[相互] concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
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[不要] being beyond what is required or sufficient
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[減算] remove a part from the whole