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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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v. [使吃惊,使惊叹] astonish; affect with wonder


Spelling Word: amaze
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n. [古董,过时的] any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion


Spelling Word: antique
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n. [赞成,正式批准] official approbation; endorsement; an act of approving


Spelling Word: approval
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n. [光束,铁梁,木梁,一束电波] ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool


Spelling Word: beam
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n. [耐心应对,分娩] carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; the act of producing or giving birth


Spelling Word: bearing
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n. [货摊,摊位,隔开的小间] house or shed built for temporary occupation; covered stall or temporary structure


Spelling Word: booth
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n. [公牛,雄性大动物(如象,鲸等)] male of any species of cattle; large, strong, and aggressive person; optimist regarding business conditions


Spelling Word: bull
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n. [(政治或商业性)活动,竞选活动] battle; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end


Spelling Word: campaign
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n. [证书,凭证,执照] the document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course


Spelling Word: certificate
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v. [挑战,邀请比赛,盘问,质询] assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to


Spelling Word: challenge