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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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n. [长沙发,睡椅] sofa; arrange or dispose as in a bed


Spelling Word: couch
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n. [柜台,筹码,还击] the flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite


Spelling Word: counter
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n. [循环,周而复始,周期] periodically repeated sequence of events; a long period of time; entire round in a circle or a spire


Spelling Word: cycle
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n. [不管,不顾,即使] lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred


Spelling Word: despite
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a. [破坏的,毁灭性的] causing, or able to cause, damage; ruinous


Spelling Word: destructive
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v. [使尴尬,使困窘] humiliate; shame;  cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert


Spelling Word: embarrass
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a. [相等的,同样的] having the same quantity, measure, or value as another; identical


Spelling Word: equal
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v. [擦掉,抹去] rub letters or characters written, engraved, or painted


Spelling Word: erase
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a. [致命的] causing death; very serious and having an important bad effect in the future


Spelling Word: fatal
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v. [档案] line; proceed in one line


Spelling Word: file