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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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a. [破坏性的] destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction


Spelling Word: devastating
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n. [转移,解闷] act of turning aside; pastime; an activity that relaxes or entertains


Spelling Word: diversion
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n. [两重的,两倍的,完全相同的] one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile


Spelling Word: duplicate
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a. [较老的] somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age


Spelling Word: elderly
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n. [瑕疵,缺陷,裂痕] crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; a sudden burst of noise and disorder


Spelling Word: flaw
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n. [香味,芳香] scent; aroma; distinctive odor that is pleasant


Spelling Word: fragrance
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n. [眩目的光] light; brightness; fierce or angry stare


Spelling Word: glare
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a. [冷酷的,可怕的] unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding


Spelling Word: grim
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n. [生理上或智力上的缺陷,残疾,智力低下] disadvantage; physical disability; cripple; hinder; impede


Spelling Word: handicap
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a. [充满欢乐的,引起大笑的] by or causing great merriment or happiness; gay or merry


Spelling Word: hilarious