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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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n. [担保,保证,确定,自信] promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt


Spelling Word: assurance
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n. [地图集] a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables


Spelling Word: atlas
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v. [缚,绑,装订,使应当,联合] tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make fast; contract; cohere or stick together


Spelling Word: bind
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n. [突破,冲破防线,突破性的发现] act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction


Spelling Word: breakthrough
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n. [埋葬,葬礼] grave or tomb; the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground


Spelling Word: burial
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n. [帆布,画布] heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative


Spelling Word: canvas
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v. [切开,雕刻] make something by cutting into especially wood or stone; sculpt


Spelling Word: carve
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a. [慢性的] lasting for a long period;  marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases


Spelling Word: chronic
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a. [简明扼要的,紧缩的] closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving a gist of something


Spelling Word: compact
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n. [(心理)条件作用,训练] process of modifying a person's behavior; preparation or training, especially athletic training of the body


Spelling Word: conditioning