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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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a. [責任] liable to being called to account; answerable; responsible; something that can be explained


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n. [悩み] the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle


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a. [意欲] aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement


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n. [補償] compensation for a loss or injury; recompense


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n. [適性] inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding


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n. [宴会] feast; entertainment of eating and drinking


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a. [暗い] cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable


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v. [バックル] fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat


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n. [運河] an artificial channel filled with water; tube or duct


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n. [コンセンサス] general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole


Spelling Word: consensus