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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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a. [xám xịt] lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry


Spelling Word: livid
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v. [thấp] utter sound made by cattle; make a [___] noise


Spelling Word: low
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n. [khóa tay] handcuff; shackle for hand or wrist; an instrument of iron for fettering the hand


Spelling Word: manacle
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n. [pháp lệnh] decree; authoritative command or order


Spelling Word: ordinance
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v. [tức giận] offend grossly against; produce anger or resentment in


Spelling Word: outrage
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v. [đập] beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements


Spelling Word: palpitate
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n. [tộc trưởng] father and ruler of family or tribe


Spelling Word: patriarch
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n. [đàn áp] unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs  


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n. [mồ hôi] process of the sweat glands of skin secreting a salty fluid


Spelling Word: perspiration
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a. [đông dân] crowded; having a lot of people living there


Spelling Word: populous