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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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n. [アラーム] any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger


Spelling Word: alarm
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a. [周年を] annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place


Spelling Word: anniversary
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a. [奇妙] fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance


Spelling Word: bizarre
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a. [金髪] of a fair color; light-colored; as, blond hair; a blond complexion.


Spelling Word: blonde
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n. [搭乗] wooden boards collectively; act of entering a ship; supplying with meals and lodgings for pay


Spelling Word: boarding
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n. [債券] link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty


Spelling Word: bond
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n. [風] light current of air; gentle wind; progress swiftly and effortlessly


Spelling Word: breeze
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a. [華麗] full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone


Spelling Word: brilliant
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v. [キャッチ] capture or seize, especially after a chase; take by or as if by trapping; reach just in time


Spelling Word: catch
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v. [チェック] stop motion; curb or restrain


Spelling Word: check