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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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ad. [横] along or by the side; side by side with


Spelling Word: alongside
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a. [意欲] aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement


Spelling Word: ambitious
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a. [明確] expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language


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n. [投票] printed or written ticket used in voting; the act of voting; the whole number of votes cast at an election


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v. [バインド] make white or colorless; blanch


Spelling Word: bleach
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n. [腸] a part or division of intestine; the interior  of something; any internal organ of the body, as the stomach, liver


Spelling Word: bowel
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n. [青銅] an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements


Spelling Word: bronze
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n. [肉屋] one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers; vendor, especially on a train or in theater


Spelling Word: butcher
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n. [セメント] any substances used for making bodies adhere to each other; bond of union; concrete pavement


Spelling Word: cement
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n. [シック] good form; style; elegance under being fashionable


Spelling Word: chic