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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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n. [學會,學院,高等專科學校] school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists


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n. [會計員,會計師] one who maintains and audits business accounts


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v. [獲得,挪用,據為己有] acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use


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a. [禿頭的,光禿的] hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering


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n. [穀倉,畜棚] an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals


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n. [代表] represent;  advantage, benefit, the interest of someone


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v. [(馬)跳躍,振作精神,高興起來] move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination


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n. [水桶,吊桶,傾瀉] vessel for drawing up water from a well; a vessel for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain


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a. [非正式的,隨便的,漫不經心的] informal; purposeless; occurring by chance


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n. [墳墓,公墓] place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard


Spelling Word: cemetery