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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. [分程传递,传播] act of passing something along from one person, group, or station to another


Spelling Word: relay
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n. [节奏,韵律] pattern; beat;  recurring at regular intervals


Spelling Word: rhythm
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v. [走私,私运] import or export without paying customs duties


Spelling Word: smuggle
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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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v. [绊倒] miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily


Spelling Word: stumble
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a. [易受影响的,易感动的,易患病的] easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to


Spelling Word: susceptible
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a. [合成的,人造的] artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis


Spelling Word: synthetic
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a. [令人厌倦的] tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly


Spelling Word: tedious
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a. [猛打] beating or pounding strongly


Spelling Word: throbbing
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n. [特征,特性] quality; attribute; distinguishing feature; slight degree or amount


Spelling Word: trait