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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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a. [消極] not wanting to take some action; averse


Spelling Word: reluctant
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n. [反省] the pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret


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n. [皮肉] a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony


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a. [薄い] very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure


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n. [広報] man who speaks on behalf of another or others


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n. [法令] a law enacted by the legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler


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v. [ステッチ] sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread


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v. [猫背] bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back


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n. [ストライプ] a kind or category; band; ribbon


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n. [論文] paper; dissertation; an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument


Spelling Word: thesis