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 4000 CELPIP (B) - Spelling Practices
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n. ヒヒ large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles


Spelling Word: baboon
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n. ビーズ small piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood that is pierced for stringing


Spelling Word: bead
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n. ひ hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals


Spelling Word: beard
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n. 鍛冶屋は one who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil


Spelling Word: blacksmith
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a. 暗い cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable


Spelling Word: bleak
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a. 鈍 having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive


Spelling Word: blunt
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n. ぼかし something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot


Spelling Word: blur
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v. 沸騰 be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when heated; be  excited with passion; heat in the water


Spelling Word: boil
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n. 花束 small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present


Spelling Word: bouquet
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v. ビール boil or seethe; cook; be in a state of preparation; be mixing, forming, or gathering


Spelling Word: brew