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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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v. [免れる] avoid cleverly; escape the perception of


Spelling Word: elude
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n. [叙事詩は] a long heroic poem, or similar work of art


Spelling Word: epic
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n. [小名] word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing


Spelling Word: epithet
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n. [抽出] a passage from a literary work; an excerpt; something extracted


Spelling Word: extract
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n. [ハヤブサ] birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight


Spelling Word: falcon
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n. [発酵] agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances


Spelling Word: ferment
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a. [薄っぺらな] weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity


Spelling Word: flimsy
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n. [脚注] a printed note placed below the text on a printed page; add explanatory notes to


Spelling Word: footnote
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n. [異端] one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion


Spelling Word: heretic
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n. [英雄] bravery; qualities of hero or heroine


Spelling Word: heroism