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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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n. [王冠,冕,桂冠] ornamental circlet or head covering, made of gold  with jewels and worn as a symbol of sovereignty


Spelling Word: crown
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v. [巡航,巡弋,慢速行车] sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure


Spelling Word: cruise
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n. [黎明,开端,开始] time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start


Spelling Word: dawn
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v. [宣布,声明] state clearly; make known formally or officially


Spelling Word: declare
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a. [美味的,可口的] extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining


Spelling Word: delicious
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n. [命运,天命,定数,命运之神] an event that will inevitably happen in the future


Spelling Word: destiny
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v. [降下一点,浸渍,蘸湿] insert into a fluid and withdraw again; immerse for baptism; wet, as if by immersing; moisten


Spelling Word: dip
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n. [戏剧] play; literary work intended for theater


Spelling Word: drama
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v. [淹死,淹溺] kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of


Spelling Word: drown
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a. [熟悉的,常见的,普通的] well known or easily recognized


Spelling Word: familiar