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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. [dung nham] hot liquid rock from a volcano that becomes solid as it cools


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n. [dòng] direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry


Spelling Word: lineage
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a. [huy chương] of or pertaining to a margin; written or printed in the margin


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n. [sự trao đổi chất] chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism to the maintenance of life


Spelling Word: metabolism
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n. [hào] deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water


Spelling Word: moat
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n. [miếng] a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment


Spelling Word: morsel
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a. [tối ưu] most advantageous; optimum; ideal


Spelling Word: optimal
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n. [hùng biện] place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions


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n. [giấy da] the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on


Spelling Word: parchment
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n. [mục sư] shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds; a religious leader in certain Protestant Churches


Spelling Word: pastor