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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. [桂冠,荣誉] honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit


Spelling Word: laurels
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a. [令人讨厌的] highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust


Spelling Word: loathsome
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n. [蝗虫,贪吃的人] any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects of the family Acrididae


Spelling Word: locust
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v. [懒洋洋的坐或靠] be lazy or idle; move, stand, or recline in a relaxed manner


Spelling Word: loll
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n. [抒情诗,歌词] a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion


Spelling Word: lyric
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n. [备忘录,便笺] written proposal or reminder


Spelling Word: memorandum
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n. [美人鱼] legendary sea creature having the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish


Spelling Word: mermaid
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n. [消音器,围巾] heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise


Spelling Word: muffler
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v. [纵容,过分关怀] feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food


Spelling Word: pamper
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n. [小马] a small horse;  small glass of beer; word for word translation of a foreign language text


Spelling Word: pony