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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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n. [авантюрист] one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries


Spelling Word: adventurer
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n. [аллегории] symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form


Spelling Word: allegory
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a. [амфибии] able to live both on land and in water


Spelling Word: amphibian
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v. [обезьяна] imitate; mimic, as an [___] imitates human actions


Spelling Word: ape
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n. [артерии] one of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous or arterial blood from the heart; major transit corridor


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n. [одежда] clothes, especially of a particular or formal type; dress


Spelling Word: attire
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a. [прочь] reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling


Spelling Word: averse
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n. [бобра] amphibious rodent about two feet in length; fur of the beaver; tall hat, originally made from [___] fur


Spelling Word: beaver
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v. [расслоения] tie, wrap, or gather together; hurry; hasten; dress oneself warmly


Spelling Word: bundle
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n. [осторожность] formal warning in law; close attention to minimizing risk


Spelling Word: caution