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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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v. [减弱,减少] subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity


Spelling Word: abate
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n. [寓言] symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form


Spelling Word: allegory
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n. [过敏症,厌恶] hypersensitivity reaction; abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances


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


Spelling Word: ancestry
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n. [动脉,干线,命脉] one of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous or arterial blood from the heart; major transit corridor


Spelling Word: artery
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a. [厚颜无耻,傲慢] having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless


Spelling Word: brazen
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a. [反复无常的] fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly


Spelling Word: capricious
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n. [镇定,沉着] mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind


Spelling Word: composure
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v. [腐蚀] destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away


Spelling Word: corrode
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v. [弄皱,起皱] fall apart; fold or collapse; crush together or press into wrinkles


Spelling Word: crumple