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 4000 CAE (B) - Spelling Practices
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v. 含糊不清地說 talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds


Spelling Word: babble
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n. 歌謠,小曲 popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing


Spelling Word: ballad
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a. 苦(味)的 harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious


Spelling Word: bitter
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a. 怪異的 fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance


Spelling Word: bizarre
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n. 敲詐,勒索 extortion of money or value from a person by threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information


Spelling Word: blackmail
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n. 褻瀆 act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God


Spelling Word: blasphemy
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v. 祝福,頌揚 make or pronounce holy; consecrate; make happy


Spelling Word: bless
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v. 阻止生長,使枯萎,毀壞 blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate


Spelling Word: blight
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a. 鈍的,直率的,不客氣的,使變鈍 having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive


Spelling Word: blunt
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a. 吹噓的,自負的 exhibiting self-importance


Spelling Word: boastful