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


Spelling Word: critical
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n. [文明,文化] all the knowledge and values shared by a society; foster; the raising of plants or animals


Spelling Word: culture
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n. [命运,天命,定数,命运之神] an event that will inevitably happen in the future


Spelling Word: destiny
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n. [假扮,掩饰] dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception


Spelling Word: disguise
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a. [家里的,家养的] house-hold; of or relating to the home; within the country or home


Spelling Word: domestic
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n. [捐赠,捐款] grant; an act of giving to a fund or cause


Spelling Word: donation
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n. [成分,要素] a fundamental or essential constituent of a composite entity; basic assumptions or principles of a subject


Spelling Word: element
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n. [紧急事件] sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of the urgent need for action or assistance


Spelling Word: emergency
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n. [进口,入口] admission; entrance; item inserted in a written record


Spelling Word: entry