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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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v. [giật] pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions


Spelling Word: jerk
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n. [lao động] effort expended on a particular task; the act of a mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth


Spelling Word: labour
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n. [cừu] the young of the sheep; simple, unsophisticated person


Spelling Word: lamb
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a. [pháp] created by, permitted by law; according to the law of works


Spelling Word: legal
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n. [khiếu] small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper


Spelling Word: lodge
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a. [lớn] enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter


Spelling Word: massive
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n. [trọng] man, human being; liable or subject to death; accompanying death


Spelling Word: mortal
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a. [khó chịu] very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous


Spelling Word: nasty
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n. [cơn ác mộng] dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress; event or experience that is intensely distressing


Spelling Word: nightmare