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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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n. [聯盟,同盟者] confederate; partner; collaborator


Spelling Word: ally
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a. [匿名的] having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name


Spelling Word: anonymous
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ad. [在旁邊,向旁邊,撇開] 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. [參加,入學] be present at; go to; take care of; tend


Spelling Word: attend
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n. [烤肉野餐] a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors


Spelling Word: barbecue
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ad. [僅僅] just; only; hardly; scarcely


Spelling Word: barely
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n. [代表] represent;  advantage, benefit, the interest of someone


Spelling Word: behalf
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n. [打賭,打賭,賭注,賭金] stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; amount or object risked in a wager


Spelling Word: bet
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n. [首都,首府,省會,資本,資金,大寫字母] wealth in the form of money or property; assets available for use; a city that is the official seat of government


Spelling Word: capital
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n. [地下室,酒窖] room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground


Spelling Word: cellar