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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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n. [祖先] family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage


Spelling Word: ancestry
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n. [(精致的)衣服] external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; a small ornamental piece


Spelling Word: apparel
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a. [恐惧的,担心的] capable of knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive


Spelling Word: apprehensive
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a. [芬芳的] fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor


Spelling Word: aromatic
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ad. [确实地,确信地] in a way that causes something to be certain; undoubtedly


Spelling Word: assuredly
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a. [害羞的,羞怯的] abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice


Spelling Word: bashful
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a. [狂暴,喧嚣] rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline


Spelling Word: boisterous
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n. [社会等级,等级] any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies


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n. [合同书,特许证] document issued by a sovereign, legislature, or other authority; contract for commercial leasing of a vessel


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n. [裂缝,裂口] crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin


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