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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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a. [眠] dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention


Spelling Word: drowsy
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a. [効果的] able to produce the desired effect; valid


Spelling Word: effectual
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n. [広がり] patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky


Spelling Word: expanse
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n. [利用] deed or action, particularly a brave deed


Spelling Word: exploit
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a. [架空] imaginative; not based on fact; dubious


Spelling Word: fanciful
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v. [化膿] undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt;


Spelling Word: fester
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n. [溝] trench in the earth made by a plow; any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; wrinkle on the face


Spelling Word: furrow
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n. [調理] a boat propelled by oars; a large vessel for war and national purposes


Spelling Word: galley
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n. [木立] group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard


Spelling Word: grove
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a. [天国] of or belonging to heaven or god


Spelling Word: heavenly