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 Group 18 - Spelling Practices
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(刺耳的,尖锐的,坚持不懈的) loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding


Spelling Word: strident
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(低级的,下级的,次要的) occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive


Spelling Word: subordinate
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(坚实的,充实的) fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built


Spelling Word: substantial
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(精明,稀薄,微妙) perceptiveness; intellectual activity; delicacy; quality or state of being subtle


Spelling Word: subtlety
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(奢侈的,华丽的) magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious


Spelling Word: sumptuous
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(食物,生计) act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health


Spelling Word: sustenance
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(马屁精,阿谀奉承者) one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man


Spelling Word: sycophant
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(敏锐,机智,圆滑) sense of touch; feeling; stroke in beating time; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty


Spelling Word: tact
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(拖延时间,见风使舵) act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision


Spelling Word: temporize
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(顽强的) sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly


Spelling Word: tenacious