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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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laurels  Speak Example sentences
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[繁栄] flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
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[パイオニア] initial; groundbreaking; originating; serving to pioneer
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[月桂冠] honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit
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[ミンチ] cut into very small pieces; chop fine; suppress or weaken the force of
legacy  Speak Example sentences
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[発音] very noticeable or certain; distinct; strongly marked
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[レガシー] a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
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[磁気] any metal, like iron, steel, nickel, cobalt, etc., which may receive the properties of the lodestone
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[浸透] act or process of penetrating, piercing, or entering
lurid  Speak Example sentences
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[オーク] any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus; durable wood of any of these trees or shrubs
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[プレミアム大統領] office and function of the president; tenure of a president
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[限界] of or pertaining to a margin; written or printed in the margin
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[情けない] causing shock or horror; gruesome
lust  Speak Example sentences
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[限界] of or pertaining to a margin; written or printed in the margin
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[プレミアム大統領] office and function of the president; tenure of a president
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[金型] model; fit tightly, follow the contours of; frame; make something for a specific shape; become moldy
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[欲望] pleasure; inclination; longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy
overcharge  Speak Example sentences
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[汗] process of the sweat glands of skin secreting a salty fluid
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[ポーズ] bodily attitude or position, especially one assumed for an artist or a photographer
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[過] overprice; a price that is too high
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[繁栄] flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
overload  Speak Example sentences
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[過] place too much a load on
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[連隊] government; mode of ruling; rule; authority
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[精製] refined; made or rendered pure or purer
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[ピストル] the smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand
pamper  Speak Example sentences
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[金型] model; fit tightly, follow the contours of; frame; make something for a specific shape; become moldy
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[甘やかす] feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food
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[プレミアム大統領] office and function of the president; tenure of a president
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[忘却] condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
pan  Speak Example sentences
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[カミソリ] a sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts
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[パン] criticize harshly; wash in pan; cook in pan
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[肺炎] inflammation of the lungs
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[ポーズ] bodily attitude or position, especially one assumed for an artist or a photographer
phrase  Speak Example sentences
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[欲望] pleasure; inclination; longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy
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[フレーズ] brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression
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[リハーサル] act of rehearsing; exercise or practice to prepare for a public performance
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[パイオニア] initial; groundbreaking; originating; serving to pioneer
physiology  Speak Example sentences
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[オーク] any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus; durable wood of any of these trees or shrubs
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[生理学] branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
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[反抗] resisting control or authority; discontented as toward authority
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[関心事] state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect