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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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revert  Speak Example sentences
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[昔] in time past; long ago; in old time
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[元に戻す] return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
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[懲らしめ] expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
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[代名詞] having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
scruple  Speak Example sentences
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[傾向] house roof made with a plant material
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[気まぐれ] sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy
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[仮] hesitate as a result of conscience or principle
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[毒] poisonous; secreting and transmitting venom; marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
sentry  Speak Example sentences
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[傾向] house roof made with a plant material
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[衛兵] the soldier placed on guard; guard
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[手に負えない] difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
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[サプリメント] something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole
shyness  Speak Example sentences
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[困窮驚くべき] astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
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[羞恥] the feeling of fear of embarrassment
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[手に負えない] difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
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[悪意] unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
taunt  Speak Example sentences
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[傾向] house roof made with a plant material
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[残] the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
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[部族] relating to a group of people sharing an occupation, interest, or habit; of a tribe
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[愚弄] reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner
temporal  Speak Example sentences
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[悪意] unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
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[時間] not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
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[一口] drink or imbibe in small quantities; take in with lips in small quantities, like liquid; draw into the mouth; suck up
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[邸宅] majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions
temporarily  Speak Example sentences
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[愚弄] reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner
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[先細り一時的] for a limited time only
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[怒り] forceful, often vindictive anger; fury; just punishment of an offense or crime
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[サプリメント] something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole
tenderness  Speak Example sentences
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[衛兵] the soldier placed on guard; guard
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[暴君] absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
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[優し] gentleness; softness; affection; tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings
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[過渡] momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
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[傾向] house roof made with a plant material
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[宇宙船] spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space
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[サプリメント] something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole
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[奇妙な] queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange
theology  Speak Example sentences
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[悪意] unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
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[幹] the main ascending axis of a plant; a stalk or trunk
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[神学] science of God or religion
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[手に負えない] difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly