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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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n. [碰撞,坠毁,撞碎] smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts


Spelling Word: crash
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a. [评论的,批评的] urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive


Spelling Word: critical
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n. [否认,否定] act of refusing or disowning; negation; refusal to admit the truth; refusal to grant; rejection of a request


Spelling Word: denial
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n. [计划,配置,布局] act of working out the form of something; creation of something in mind; formulate a plan for


Spelling Word: design
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v. [钻孔,打眼,锻炼] bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train


Spelling Word: drill
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v. [遭遇,遇到] face; confront;  meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon


Spelling Word: encounter
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n. [用力,释放能量] exertion of force; capacity for work or vigorous activity; usable heat or power


Spelling Word: energy
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v. [漂浮,使漂浮] drift along; make the surface of level or smooth; move lightly


Spelling Word: float
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n. [手势,示意动作] the motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling


Spelling Word: gesture
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n. [人质] a prisoner who is held by one party to ensure that another party will meet specified terms


Spelling Word: hostage