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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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n. [계정] narrative or record of events; the reason given for a particular action or event


Spelling Word: account
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n. [앨범] a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing, photographs


Spelling Word: album
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ad. [제쳐] on, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest


Spelling Word: aside
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v. [베이킹] prepare, as food, by cooking in dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal


Spelling Word: bake
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n. [테두리] outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden; margin; verge; brink; boundary


Spelling Word: border
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n. [부티크] small shop within a large department store or supermarket


Spelling Word: boutique
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n. [서류 가방] portable, often flat case with a handle, used for carrying papers or books


Spelling Word: briefcase
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n. [풍선] foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief


Spelling Word: bubble
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n. [부시] place abounding in trees or shrubs; the wild forest


Spelling Word: bush
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v. [질식] breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply


Spelling Word: choke