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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. [ルネッサンス] revival; renewal; the revival of learning and culture


Spelling Word: renaissance
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v. [辞任] sign back; return by a formal act; yield to another; abandon


Spelling Word: resign
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v. [抑制] keep under control; hold back; place limits on


Spelling Word: restrain
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a. [浄化槽] of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction


Spelling Word: septic
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a. [ぼろぼろ] torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged


Spelling Word: shabby
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v. [窒息] conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion


Spelling Word: smother
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n. [配偶者] man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife


Spelling Word: spouse
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a. [古い] having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity


Spelling Word: stale
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n. [症状] sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient


Spelling Word: symptom
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a. [簡単] unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace


Spelling Word: trivial