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 4000 CAE (T) - Spelling Practices
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v. 汚染 contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally


Spelling Word: taint
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a. 飼いならさ domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften


Spelling Word: tame
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n. 恐怖症 any large, hairy, chiefly tropical spider


Spelling Word: tarantula
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a. 安っぽい cheap in nature or appearance;  tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent


Spelling Word: tawdry
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a. 粘り強い sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly


Spelling Word: tenacious
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n. 優し gentleness; softness; affection; tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings


Spelling Word: tenderness
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n. テノール continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document


Spelling Word: tenor
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v. 怖がら frighten; fill with terror


Spelling Word: terrify
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n. 証言 solemn declaration or affirmation; something that serves as evidence


Spelling Word: testimony
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n. 傾向 house roof made with a plant material


Spelling Word: thatch