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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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n. [悩み] the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle


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n. [手当] approval; the act of allowing, granting, or admitting


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a. [豊富] more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large


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n. [砲兵] large weapons, such as cannon and missile launchers operated by crews; army branch in use of large weapons


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v. [入浴] wash by immersion, as in a bath; subject to bath; lave; immerse or cover one's self


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n. [バース] an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life


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n. [寸前] edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge


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v. [混同] cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; mix up


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n. [コンセンサス] general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole


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v. [コンソール] cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort


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