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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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a. [الأكاديمية] related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education


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n. [وكالة] a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government


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n. [تعيين] act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement


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n. [مسموعة السلطة] jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government


Spelling Word: authority
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a. [فظيعة] causing fear, dread, or terror; extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible


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n. [صفقة] agreement between parties concerning the sale of property


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a. [ضرب] formed or made thin by hammering; totally worn-out; exhausted


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n. [انتعاش] bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish


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n. [الحرم الجامعي] the field where the buildings of a university are situated


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v. [تخطف] capture or seize, especially after a chase; take by or as if by trapping; reach just in time


Spelling Word: catch