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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. [石工术,石匠职业] the craft of a construction worker;  structure built of stone or brick


Spelling Word: masonry
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a. [物质的,重要的] of, relating to, or composed of matter; concerned with the physical, not from intellectual or spiritual


Spelling Word: material
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n. [针,针叶] long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting


Spelling Word: needle
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n. [橡树] any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus; durable wood of any of these trees or shrubs


Spelling Word: oak
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n. [占有者,居住者] tenant; one that occupies a position or place


Spelling Word: occupant
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v. [振荡] swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum-like; waver


Spelling Word: oscillate
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n. [羊皮,羊皮纸,羊皮纸手稿] the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on


Spelling Word: parchment
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n. [叫花子,很可怜的人] very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity


Spelling Word: pauper
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n. [典当,抵押,小人物,走卒] something given as security for a loan; pledge or guaranty; article deposited as security


Spelling Word: pawn
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a. [许可的,宽容的] approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline


Spelling Word: permissive