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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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n. [ソファ] sofa; arrange or dispose as in a bed


Spelling Word: couch
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n. [カップル] a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another


Spelling Word: couple
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n. [拒否] act of refusing or disowning; negation; refusal to admit the truth; refusal to grant; rejection of a request


Spelling Word: denial
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v. [軽蔑] dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn


Spelling Word: despise
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n. [探偵] investigator;  usually of the police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence


Spelling Word: detective
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n. [用事] a short trip that taken to perform a specified task; mission; embassy


Spelling Word: errand
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n. [落ちたファンシー] capricious notion; something many people believe that is false


Spelling Word: fancy
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a. [致命的] causing death; very serious and having an important bad effect in the future


Spelling Word: fatal
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v. [フリップ] go mad, go crazy;  turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; toss with a sharp movement


Spelling Word: flip
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v. [フラッシュ] flow and spread suddenly; flood


Spelling Word: flush