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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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a. [依赖的,从属的,由…而定的] relying on or requiring the aid of another for support


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n. [消化,理解] the process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body


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n. [分歧,岔开] difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in a different direction


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v. [居,住,栖息,细思,详述,详评] live as a resident; exist in a given place or state


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n. [夸张] overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual


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v. [领会,调查,测量] measure the depth; come to understand


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a. [虚构的] imaginary; invented, as opposed to real


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a. [幸运的] lucky; bringing something good and unforeseen


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n. [财富,运气] the arrival of something suddenly or unexpectedly; chance; accident; luck


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n. [(大学)毕业生,研究生] one who has received an academic or professional degree; one who has completed the prescribed course of study


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