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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. [言語] humanistic study of language and literature


Spelling Word: linguistics
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n. [ミニチュア] painting or drawing included in a book; copy or model that represents in a greatly reduced size


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v. [万力を] tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another


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v. [金型] model; fit tightly, follow the contours of; frame; make something for a specific shape; become moldy


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a. [最適化] most advantageous; optimum; ideal


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n. [経路] path; track; a trodden path


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n. [総主教] father and ruler of family or tribe


Spelling Word: patriarch
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n. [貧民] very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity


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n. [浸透] act or process of penetrating, piercing, or entering


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a. [有害] very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly


Spelling Word: pernicious