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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. [轿车,小客车] any of various large passenger vehicles, especially a luxurious automobile; van, or small bus on a regular route


Spelling Word: limousine
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n. [泥瓦匠] one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; one who prepares stone for building purposes


Spelling Word: mason
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n. [至理名言,格言] proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth


Spelling Word: maxim
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n. [微观世界] a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something


Spelling Word: microcosm
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v. [盗用,挪用(别人的钱),私吞] appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle


Spelling Word: misappropriate
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n. [索价过高] overprice; a price that is too high


Spelling Word: overcharge
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n. [路,径] path; track; a trodden path


Spelling Word: pathway
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n. [长者,家长,酋长,族长] father and ruler of family or tribe


Spelling Word: patriarch
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v. [犁田] move in a way that is cutting or going through something; cultivate; farm; break and turn over earth


Spelling Word: plow
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n. [盛况,不必要的炫耀] dignified or magnificent display; splendor


Spelling Word: pomp