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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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ad. [必ず] constantly; always; in every case or on every occasion


Spelling Word: invariably
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n. [光る] central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn


Spelling Word: kernel
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a. [嫌がっ] unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike


Spelling Word: loath
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v. [潤滑油] make smooth or slippery


Spelling Word: lubricate
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n. [メトリック] standard of measurement; a geometric function that describes the distances between pairs of points in a space


Spelling Word: metric
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v. [育成] nourish; help grow or develop; foster


Spelling Word: nurture
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a. [麻痺] the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command


Spelling Word: obedient
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a. [斜] having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined


Spelling Word: oblique
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v. [オリジナル] initiate; invent; bring into being; create


Spelling Word: originate
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n. [定期] a publication that appears at fixed intervals


Spelling Word: periodical