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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. [资源,财力,办法,智谋] materials; abilities; available source


Spelling Word: resource
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v. [刮,擦,擦痕] gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly


Spelling Word: scrape
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n. [跨度,一段时间] duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points


Spelling Word: span
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a. [战略的,战略性的] helping to achieve a plan, for example in business or politics; critical to an intended objective


Spelling Word: strategic
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n. [悬念,情节] uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty


Spelling Word: suspense
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n. [温度计,寒暑表] an instrument for measuring temperature


Spelling Word: thermometer
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a. [整洁的,有条不紊的] being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper


Spelling Word: tidy
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n. [交易] deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved


Spelling Word: transaction
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a. [透明的,容易检测的,明晰的] easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely


Spelling Word: transparent
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n. [旅行] travel;  journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult


Spelling Word: trek