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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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n. [积聚] increase by natural growth or addition; concentration


Spelling Word: accumulation
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n. [对手] the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition


Spelling Word: adversary
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n. [欣赏,口味,兴趣] recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one


Spelling Word: appreciation
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n. [考古学] study of artifacts and relics of early humankind


Spelling Word: archaeology
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ad. [(见到生人)局促不安地,笨拙地] in an uncomfortable, nervous, or embarrassed way


Spelling Word: awkwardly
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n. [苦味,辛酸,苦难] sharp and bitter manner


Spelling Word: bitterness
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n. [(车,船,飞机等运输的)货物] freight carried by ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle


Spelling Word: cargo
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n. [造币,货币制度] coins collectively


Spelling Word: coinage
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a. [有能力的,能胜任的] capable; able to do something well


Spelling Word: competent