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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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v. [mua] gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system


Spelling Word: acquire
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n. [mua] act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something


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v. [nặng] worsen; make worse or more troublesome


Spelling Word: aggravate
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n. [thiên văn học] branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole


Spelling Word: astronomy
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v. [tắm] wash by immersion, as in a bath; subject to bath; lave; immerse or cover one's self


Spelling Word: bathe
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v. [sôi] be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when heated; be  excited with passion; heat in the water


Spelling Word: boil
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n. [bờ vực] edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge


Spelling Word: brink
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n. [bỏ qua] the channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture


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n. [vải] heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative


Spelling Word: canvas
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a. [kinh niên] lasting for a long period;  marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases


Spelling Word: chronic