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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. [월계수] honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit


Spelling Word: laurels
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v. [린] bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support


Spelling Word: lean
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a. [광택] giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface


Spelling Word: lustrous
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n. [매트리스] quilted bed; bed stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise fastened


Spelling Word: mattress
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n. [멤브레인] a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue


Spelling Word: membrane
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a. [장난] causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating


Spelling Word: mischievous
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v. [곰팡이] model; fit tightly, follow the contours of; frame; make something for a specific shape; become moldy


Spelling Word: mold
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n. [음식물의 한 입] a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment


Spelling Word: morsel
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a. [평행] being an equal distance apart everywhere; having the same tendency or direction


Spelling Word: parallel
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n. [강수량] unexpected acceleration or hastening; the quantity of water falling to earth


Spelling Word: precipitation