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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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a. [かわいい] ingenious; delightfully pretty or dainty


Spelling Word: cute
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n. [砂漠] an area with little or no vegetation; forsake; abandon


Spelling Word: desert
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a. [絶望] having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense


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n. [運命] an event that will inevitably happen in the future


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n. [気晴らし] extreme mental or emotional disturbance; obsession; confusion of affairs; being drawn apart


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a. [めまい] having or causing a whirling sensation


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n. [ドラフト] rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch


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a. [劇的な] striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect


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n. [交換] substitute; trade in; give in return for something received


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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