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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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v. [بالتحقيق] explore; observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically


Spelling Word: investigate
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n. [العمالة] effort expended on a particular task; the act of a mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth


Spelling Word: labour
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v. [لعق] draw or pass the tongue over; pass or lap quickly and rapidly; beat thoroughly in a competition or fight


Spelling Word: lick
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n. [مهووس] a person who has an unusually strong interest in an activity or subject  


Spelling Word: maniac
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n. [البقعة] a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation


Spelling Word: patch
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n. [سادة السري] a piece of wood, metal, generally cylindrical, used for fastening separate articles together


Spelling Word: pin
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v. [الصنوبر] have a desire for something or someone; yearn; grieve or mourn for


Spelling Word: pine
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n. [شرفة] covered and enclosed entrance to the building; the covered passage


Spelling Word: porch
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n. [امتلاك] act of having and controlling property; belongings


Spelling Word: possession
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a. [كريمة] of high worth or cost


Spelling Word: precious