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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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n. [资料,材料] collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem


Spelling Word: data
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v. [打败,战胜,失败,击败] disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with


Spelling Word: defeat
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v. [蔑视,轻视,鄙视] dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn


Spelling Word: despise
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n. [电梯,起重机,活动谷仓] lifting device consisting of a platform or cage


Spelling Word: elevator
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n. [织物,布] cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework


Spelling Word: fabric
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a. [致命的] causing death; very serious and having an important bad effect in the future


Spelling Word: fatal
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v. [建立,创建,出资开办] establish or set up, especially with provision for continuing existence;  melt metal and pour into a mold


Spelling Word: found
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n. [冰箱] container in which an electric motor pumps the coolant around


Spelling Word: fridge
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v. [悬挂,吊] suspend; fasten to some elevated point without support from below; hold for support


Spelling Word: hang
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n. [硬件,五金器具] mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system


Spelling Word: hardware