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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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a. [精明,敏锐,聪明] quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe


Spelling Word: acute
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v. [使上瘾,使沉溺] cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to


Spelling Word: addict
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n. [集合,群体] several things grouped together or considered as a whole


Spelling Word: aggregation
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a. [交替的,轮流的] happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute


Spelling Word: alternate
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n. [(汽车前后的)保险杆] something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage


Spelling Word: bumper
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n. [俘虏,被俘虏人,被拘禁的人] a prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection


Spelling Word: captive
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n. [木匠,木工] a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures


Spelling Word: carpenter
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n. [目录表] list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order


Spelling Word: catalogue
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n. [水泥,胶泥,结合剂] any substances used for making bodies adhere to each other; bond of union; concrete pavement


Spelling Word: cement
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n. [碰撞,冲突,抵触] crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals


Spelling Word: collision