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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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v. [出现,发生,起来,站起] come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action


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a. [人造的,人工的] made by humans; produced rather than natural.


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a. [自动(化)的,无意识的,机械的] mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control


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n. [汽车,小汽车] self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on street or roadway


Spelling Word: automobile
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n. [选票,投票数,投票,表决] printed or written ticket used in voting; the act of voting; the whole number of votes cast at an election


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ad. [预先,过早,匆忙] in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation


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n. [花束] small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present


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v. [闷想] think long and anxiously;  be in a state of gloomy, serious thought


Spelling Word: brood
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n. [严重的事故,伤亡] serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident


Spelling Word: casualty
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n. [洞,腔,蛀洞] hole; cavern; hollow area within the body


Spelling Word: cavity