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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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n. [衣装] dress; attire; a set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season


Spelling Word: costume
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v. [作成] make or cause to be or to become; invest with a new thing


Spelling Word: create
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n. [明け方] time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start


Spelling Word: dawn
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n. [記述] act of describing; sketch or account of anything in words


Spelling Word: description
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n. [デザイン] act of working out the form of something; creation of something in mind; formulate a plan for


Spelling Word: design
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n. [変装] dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception


Spelling Word: disguise
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v. [出会い] face; confront;  meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon


Spelling Word: encounter
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n. [エンターテインメント] amusement; public shows, performances, or other ways of enjoying yourself


Spelling Word: entertainment
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n. [交換] substitute; trade in; give in return for something received


Spelling Word: exchange
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n. [摩擦] clash in opinion; rubbing against; conflict


Spelling Word: friction