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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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n. [添加剂] something added to a substance, esp. food, to improve it or to preserve it; supplement


Spelling Word: additive
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n. [亲缘关系] natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage


Spelling Word: affinity
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n. [祖先] family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage


Spelling Word: ancestry
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n. [仲裁者] someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue;  one having the power to make authoritative decisions


Spelling Word: arbitrator
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n. [保镖,侍卫] guard to protect or defend person; lifeguard


Spelling Word: bodyguard
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n. [金条,银条] gold and silver in the form of bars


Spelling Word: bullion
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n. [密码,数字] secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number


Spelling Word: cipher
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n. [(尤指基督教的)牧师] clergymen collectively; the body of people ordained for religious service


Spelling Word: clergy
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n. [一致,符合] behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards


Spelling Word: conformity
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v. [陪伴,结交] associate; spend time in the company of particular people


Spelling Word: consort