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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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v. [落胆] depress; take away hope from


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n. [地区] region; territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing; division of territory


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n. [点滴] process of falling in drops; liquid or moisture that falls in drops; the sound made by liquid falling in drops


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n. [雇用] a person or firm that employs workers


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n. [運動] effort; expenditure of much physical work


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a. [汚い] nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure


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n. [フィルタ] subsidy; a transaction that provides funds for a business


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n. [柔軟性] quality of being adaptable or variable


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v. [倍] make something double; bend or lay so that one part covers the other


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ad. [以前] previously; at an earlier time; once


Spelling Word: formerly