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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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a. [嫉妒的,妒忌的] resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious


Spelling Word: jealous
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v. [发动] begin; originate; initiate; send off; take off


Spelling Word: launch
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n. [奢侈,豪华] something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive


Spelling Word: luxury
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n. [怪物,巨兽] beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful


Spelling Word: monster
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n. [运动] movement; an act of changing location; ability or power to move


Spelling Word: motion
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a. [否定的,负的] adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic


Spelling Word: negative
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n. [意见,看法,舆论] notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than an impression; favorable estimation


Spelling Word: opinion
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n. [激情,热情] strong feeling or emotion; fervor


Spelling Word: passion
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n. [护照] legal document identifying the bearer as a citizen of a country and allowing to travel abroad


Spelling Word: passport