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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. [大客輪,郵輪] a vessel belonging to a regular line of packets, like ship or plane


Spelling Word: liner
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v. [亂丟] make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about


Spelling Word: litter
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a. [母性的] motherly; relating to mother or motherhood


Spelling Word: maternal
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a. [唯利是圖] interested in making money; profit-oriented; hired for service in a foreign army


Spelling Word: mercenary
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n. [模數,模塊,(獨立的)艙] standard or unit of measurement; self-contained component of a system; unit of education covering a single topic


Spelling Word: module
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n. [鬍鬚] hair growing on the human upper lip, especially when cultivated and groomed


Spelling Word: moustache
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n. [管弦樂隊] a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together


Spelling Word: orchestra
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v. [蔓延,侵占,超過,超出] run or extend beyond normal or desired limit; overflow


Spelling Word: overrun
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n. [降落傘] rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall


Spelling Word: parachute
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v. [刺,戳,嘲弄] push at, as with a finger or an arm; search or look curiously; proceed slowly or lazily; thrust forward


Spelling Word: poke