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n. 諷刺作品 form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly


Spelling Word: satire
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a. 缺乏的,稀有的,罕見的 hard to find; absent or rare; limited


Spelling Word: scarce
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v. 隱匿,藏匿,分泌 hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids


Spelling Word: secrete
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v. 佯裝,假的,贗品 pretend; put on a false appearance of; feign


Spelling Word: sham
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a. 行動遲緩的 lazy; with little movement; very slow


Spelling Word: sluggish
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a. 孤獨的,獨居的 isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied


Spelling Word: solitary
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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. 壁球 crush something into a flat shape


Spelling Word: squash
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n. 集聚的錢財,收藏或保存的東西 raised money; collection, sometimes hidden; reserve


Spelling Word: stash
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a. 靜態的 having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary


Spelling Word: static