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 Group 3 - Spelling Practices
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/'maɪkrəkɒz(ə)m/ n.
(小宇宙) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something


Spelling Word: microcosm
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/mɪs'noʊmə(r)/ n.
(誤称) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object


Spelling Word: misnomer
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/'mɜrkɪ/ a. Syn. vague
(暗い) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague


Spelling Word: murky
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/nə'stældʒə/ n. Syn. homesickness
(ノスタルジー) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.


Spelling Word: nostalgia
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/'nɒvɪs/ n. Syn. beginner
(初心者) beginner; person new to a field or activity


Spelling Word: novice
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/'ɒbdjʊrɪt/;/'ɑbdərɪt/ a. Syn. stubborn; inflexible
(頑固) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion


Spelling Word: obdurate
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/'ɒbsəli:t/ a. Syn. outmoded; antiquated
(時代遅れ) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated


Spelling Word: obsolete
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/əb'tru:d/ v.
(出しゃばる) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude


Spelling Word: obtrude
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/ɒ'stɛnsɪb(ə)l/ a. Syn. apparent
(表向き) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown


Spelling Word: ostensible
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/pænə'sɪə/ n.
(万能薬) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all


Spelling Word: panacea