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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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v. [tàu] sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure


Spelling Word: cruise
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n. [chữa] medical or hygienic care; remedial treatment of disease; removal of disease or evil


Spelling Word: cure
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v. [thất bại] disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with


Spelling Word: defeat
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v. [xóa] rub letters or characters written, engraved, or painted


Spelling Word: erase
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v. [thiết lập] set up or found; build


Spelling Word: establish
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v. [nổ] erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure


Spelling Word: explode
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a. [tuyệt vời] excellent; extraordinary;  strange in form, conception, or appearance


Spelling Word: fantastic
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n. [thịt] the soft tissue of the body, mainly muscle and fat; surface or skin of the human body; meat of animals


Spelling Word: flesh
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v. [flip] go mad, go crazy;  turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; toss with a sharp movement


Spelling Word: flip
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n. [gang] group of criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit; a herd of buffalo or elk


Spelling Word: gang