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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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v. [distendは] swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure


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n. [排水] emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid


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v. [暗黙] imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in an ornamental way


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a. [はかない] short-lived; enduring a very short time


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v. [勃起] construct; stand; set up


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v. [つまずく] be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence


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n. [繊維] slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure


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a. [派手] very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner


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v. [グラズは] scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage


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n. [ホームステイ] students visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price


Spelling Word: homestay