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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abominable  Speak Example sentences
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[粒子] speak clearly and distinctly; utter a speech sound; be jointed; make clear or effective
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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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[憲法] of or relating to a constitution or establishment form of government
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[不愉快な] detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
alacrity  Speak Example sentences
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[対話] conversation; formal talks between opposing countries, political groups
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[渓谷] narrow chasm with cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
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[乗り気] cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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[すきま] gap; a long narrow opening
annals  Speak Example sentences
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[記] a chronological record of the events of successive years
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[不満] a longing for something better than the present situation
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[要塞] fortress; a fortified place which people could go for shelter during a battle
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[叫び] noise; loud outcry; expression of discontent or protest
apprehend  Speak Example sentences
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[対話] conversation; formal talks between opposing countries, political groups
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[逮捕] take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
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[仰天] intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
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[もみくちゃ] fall apart; fold or collapse; crush together or press into wrinkles
arable  Speak Example sentences
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[乗り気] cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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[明け] first light of day; first advent or appearance
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[車軸] pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar connecting the opposite wheels
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[耕作] fit for growing crops, as by plowing
articulate  Speak Example sentences
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[相関] mutual relationship; interdependence or interconnection relationship
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[動脈] one of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous or arterial blood from the heart; major transit corridor
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[粒子] speak clearly and distinctly; utter a speech sound; be jointed; make clear or effective
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[裂] crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
avarice  Speak Example sentences
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[記] a chronological record of the events of successive years
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[欲] greediness for wealth; the insatiable desire to gain
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[すきま] gap; a long narrow opening
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[オーロラ] a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic
axle  Speak Example sentences
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[似] of the same kin; related by blood
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[車軸] pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar connecting the opposite wheels
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[目の肥えた] exhibiting keen insight and good judgment; quick to understand
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[欲] greediness for wealth; the insatiable desire to gain
canyon  Speak Example sentences
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[は、礼拝] act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god
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[渓谷] narrow chasm with cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
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[憲法] of or relating to a constitution or establishment form of government
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[明け] first light of day; first advent or appearance
contagious  Speak Example sentences
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[不愉快な] detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
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[うぬぼれた] endowed with fancy or imagination; entertaining a flattering opinion of one's self; vain
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[感染スタント] infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
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[要塞] fortress; a fortified place which people could go for shelter during a battle