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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. [丛林] land densely overgrown with tropical vegetation; a dense, confusing mass


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n. [图例] explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times


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n. [情况,方面,见解] brightness; something that admits illumination; source of fire; particular aspect of a situation


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a. [军事的,军用的,军队的,军人的] about soldiers, to arms, or war; of the whole body of soldiers


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n. [怪物,巨兽] beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful


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n. [汽车游客旅馆] motor hotel; lodging rooms adjacent to a parking lot


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n. [小说] printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction


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n. [入迷,固执的念头] compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion


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n. [处罚,罚款] punishment established by law or authority for a crime or offense; fine


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a. [长久的,永久的] remaining without essential change


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