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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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a. [積載] loaded; freighted; oppressed or burdened


Spelling Word: laden
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v. [嘆き] grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply


Spelling Word: lament
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a. [潜在] present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden


Spelling Word: latent
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n. [リテラシー] reading and writing; ability to read and write


Spelling Word: literacy
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a. [金属] of or pertaining to metal; of metal nature; resembling metal


Spelling Word: metallic
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n. [モンスーン] the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries


Spelling Word: monsoon
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n. [核] long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat


Spelling Word: oar
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a. [頑固] stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat


Spelling Word: obstinate
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a. [最適化] most favorable or advantageous


Spelling Word: optimum
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a. [青白いおいしい] acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten


Spelling Word: palatable