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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. [危险物] danger; a threat or the act of threatening; something that is a source of danger; threaten; intimidate


Spelling Word: menace
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a. [强壮的,肌肉发达的] having or suggesting great physical power; of or relating to or consisting of muscle


Spelling Word: muscular
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v. [纠缠,困扰] preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone


Spelling Word: obsess
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n. [冒犯] act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront; violation or infraction of moral or social code


Spelling Word: offence
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n. [子孙,后代] descendant; the young of an animal


Spelling Word: offspring
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n. [所有权,所有制,主权] having and controlling property


Spelling Word: ownership
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v. [刺,戳,嘲弄] push at, as with a finger or an arm; search or look curiously; proceed slowly or lazily; thrust forward


Spelling Word: poke
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n. [贫困] lack of money;  state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts


Spelling Word: poverty
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n. [预防措施,警惕] prevention; measure taken beforehand; an act of foresight


Spelling Word: precaution
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n. [额外费用,保险金,奖金] prize or award offered free or at a reduced price after buying something else; payment for insurance


Spelling Word: premium