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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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repulse  Speak Example sentences
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[最適] meant or adapted for an occasion or use
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[スループ] single-mast sailing boat
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[撃退] force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust
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[十分] be enough, or sufficient; meet the need; be equal to the end proposed; be adequate; satisfy
sanguine  Speak Example sentences
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[撃退] force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust
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[ショール] a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head
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[突き出す] drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; push along, aside, or away, in a careless manner
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[楽観的な] cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
shyness  Speak Example sentences
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[シャッフル] disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement
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[洗練されていない洗練された] being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
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[粘性] sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
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[羞恥] the feeling of fear of embarrassment
sift  Speak Example sentences
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[ふるいにかける] separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
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[ティーポット] pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
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[しなやか] flexible; moving and bending with ease
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[楽観的な] cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
sock  Speak Example sentences
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[靴下] plowshare; short stocking reaching a point between ankle and knee; hard blow or punch; comic drama
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[タック] small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head
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[崇高] of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
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[すごい] strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
sophistication  Speak Example sentences
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[洗練されていない洗練された] being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
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[口ごもる] make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
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[ワープ] cause something or someone to no longer do what is usual or right; state of being twisted or bent out of shape
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[タック] small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head
suffice  Speak Example sentences
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[十分] be enough, or sufficient; meet the need; be equal to the end proposed; be adequate; satisfy
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[洗練されていない洗練された] being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
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[タック] small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head
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[イバラ] prickly; having or covered with protective barbs
suited  Speak Example sentences
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[ドライバ] a hand tool for driving screws
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[居酒屋] building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
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[最適] meant or adapted for an occasion or use
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[標準化] normalize; cause to conform to a standard
thorny  Speak Example sentences
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[イバラ] prickly; having or covered with protective barbs
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[粘性] sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
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[衛兵] the soldier placed on guard; guard
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[靴下] plowshare; short stocking reaching a point between ankle and knee; hard blow or punch; comic drama
tortuous  Speak Example sentences
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[ステンドグラス] discolored; dirty; having a stain
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[羊毛] hairy; lacking sharp detail or clarity; consisting of, or covered with wool
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[楽観的な] cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
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[蛇行] marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous