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 5000 Words Level 4 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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v. [奪う] steal, often in violation of trust; put away; remove


Spelling Word: purloin
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a. [耐火物] stubborn; unmanageable; obstinately resistant to authority or control


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n. [下品] obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach


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v. [分離] isolate; separate; divide from the main body


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n. [シャンティ] a small, badly built house, usually made from pieces of wood or cardboard, in which poor people live


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v. [シルク] avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger


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a. [もっともらしい] seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally


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v. [止める] stop or check the flow of liquid; stop the flow of blood from a wound


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n. [奨学金] fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance


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v. [買収する] persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury


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