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  Academic Words Level 2 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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a. [缺少的,不在的,缺席的] go away or leave; missing; not present


Spelling Word: absent
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a. [另外的,附加的,额外的] further; extra; supplemental or added to


Spelling Word: additional
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n. [铝] silvery ductile metallic element


Spelling Word: aluminum
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n. [傲慢,骄傲] overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation


Spelling Word: arrogance
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n. [阁楼,顶楼] story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house;


Spelling Word: attic
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n. [男爵,大财主,大老板] title or degree of nobility


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n. [苦味,辛酸,苦难] sharp and bitter manner


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n. [铁匠] one who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil


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n. [马笼头 抑制,控制] headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins


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v. [调查,投票] determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize


Spelling Word: canvass