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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. [償還] one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance


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n. [宗教] belief in supernatural power regarded as creator and governor of the universe


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a. [皮肉] ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds


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v. [偽] pretend; put on a false appearance of; feign


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n. [頭蓋骨] a bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates


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ad. [のみ] alone; only; without another


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n. [約款] provision; an agreement made by parties in a judicial proceeding


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n. [監督] director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system


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n. [疑惑] mistrust; an act of suspecting something, especially something wrong, on little evidence or without proof


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v. [発見] remove the cover from; expose; disclose


Spelling Word: uncover