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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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a. [暗淡的,模糊的] emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness


Spelling Word: dim
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n. [出名,出格] excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference


Spelling Word: distinction
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a. [经济的,经济学的,有利润的] pertaining to economy; frugal; cheap


Spelling Word: economic
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a. [合格的,有资格的] qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage


Spelling Word: eligible
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a. [相等的,等值的] interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning


Spelling Word: equivalent
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n. [重力,严重,庄严,严肃] seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies


Spelling Word: gravity
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v. [运动或前进的停止,尤其指暂停] stop; stand in doubt; hesitate


Spelling Word: halt
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n. [堆,堆积,大量] crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass


Spelling Word: heap
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n. [猎狗,不断骚扰] a variety of domestic dog, having large, drooping ears; sidebar used to strengthen portions of gear of a vehicle


Spelling Word: hound
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a. [富于想象力的] marked by independence and creativity in thought or action


Spelling Word: imaginative