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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. [杠杆,起杠杆作用的部件] a simple machine consisting of a rigid bar pivoted on a fixed point and used to transmit force


Spelling Word: lever
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n. [亚麻布,亚麻制品] fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; thread made from fibers of the flax plant


Spelling Word: linen
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n. [巨大的,大数量级的] extent; greatness of rank, size, or position


Spelling Word: magnitude
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n. [殉道者,殉教者,烈士] one who makes great sacrifices or suffers from furthering belief or principle; one who endures great suffering


Spelling Word: martyr
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n. [流产,早产] failure of administration or management; failure to attain the desired result or reach a destination


Spelling Word: miscarriage
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ad. [即,就是,换句话说] by name; by particular mention; expressly; that is to say


Spelling Word: namely
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v. [得到] get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way


Spelling Word: obtain
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n. [发作,爆发] the sudden or violent start of something unwelcome; eruption; explosion


Spelling Word: outbreak
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v. [死,暴卒] be destroyed; pass away; become nothing


Spelling Word: perish
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v. [掐,夹痛] clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges


Spelling Word: pinch