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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abject  Speak Example sentences
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[絶望] being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
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[禁欲] leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
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[大胆] fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
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[検出] act of detecting; being open what was concealed or hidden; discovery
allergy  Speak Example sentences
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[恩人] gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
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[燃焼] act of burning something
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[アルカリ] hypersensitivity reaction; abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances
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[デリゲート] authorize and send another person as one's representative; commit or entrust to another
anatomy  Speak Example sentences
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[もみくちゃ] fall apart; fold or collapse; crush together or press into wrinkles
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[猿] imitate; mimic, as an ape imitates human actions
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[解剖学] detailed analysis;  the scientific study of the body and how its parts are arranged
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[芳香] fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
antiquity  Speak Example sentences
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[滞納] failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
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[古代] ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
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[渓谷] narrow chasm with cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
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[アンティーク] old; belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period
apparition  Speak Example sentences
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[優しい] easily approachable; warmly friendly
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[幻影] ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
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[忌み嫌う] fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
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[償う] make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
audacious  Speak Example sentences
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[珍味] delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
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[サイダー] beverage made from juice pressed from apples
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[検出] act of detecting; being open what was concealed or hidden; discovery
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[大胆] fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
bland  Speak Example sentences
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[当たり障り] lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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[神] god; divinity; supernatural things
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[ボヘミアン] unconventional in an artistic way
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[解剖学] detailed analysis;  the scientific study of the body and how its parts are arranged
bohemian  Speak Example sentences
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[逮捕] take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
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[ボヘミアン] unconventional in an artistic way
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[滞納] failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
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[迂回] a turning; circuitous route; deviation from a direct course
caution  Speak Example sentences
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[猿] imitate; mimic, as an ape imitates human actions
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[禁欲] leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
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[もみくちゃ] fall apart; fold or collapse; crush together or press into wrinkles
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[注意] formal warning in law; close attention to minimizing risk
chisel  Speak Example sentences
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[敬意] willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
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[渓谷] narrow chasm with cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
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[ノミ] a metal tool with a sharp edge used to cut and shape stone, wood, or metal
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[炎] proclaim as with a trumpet; spread the news about