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v. 嘲弄,奚落 mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily


Spelling Word: scoff
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v. 躊躇,憂鬱 hesitate as a result of conscience or principle


Spelling Word: scruple
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a. 感官的,肉慾的,感官論的 physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory


Spelling Word: sensual
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a. 同時發生的 existing, happening, or done at the same time


Spelling Word: simultaneous
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v. 走私,私運 import or export without paying customs duties


Spelling Word: smuggle
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n. 標本,樣品 model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class


Spelling Word: specimen
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a. 引人入勝的,壯觀的 impressive or sensational; lavishly produced performance; grand


Spelling Word: spectacular
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a. 螺旋形的,盤旋的 rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil


Spelling Word: spiral
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n. 自發的,自然的,無預謀的 naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated


Spelling Word: spontaneity
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v. 浪費 spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for


Spelling Word: squander