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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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n. [學會,學院,高等專科學校] school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists


Spelling Word: academy
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n. [管理,行政管理,政府,行政機關,] management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties


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a. [強有力的,堅持己見的] making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly


Spelling Word: aggressive
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n. [(武力)襲擊,(口頭)攻擊] a violent attack; an onslaught


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n. [權力,權限,權威人士] jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government


Spelling Word: authority
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a. [笨拙的,不靈活的] difficult to handle or manage


Spelling Word: awkward
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n. [行李] trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage


Spelling Word: baggage
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v. [烘,烤,烘乾使硬] prepare, as food, by cooking in dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal


Spelling Word: bake
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n. [爆破] explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air


Spelling Word: blast
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n. [芽,蓓蕾] one that is not yet fully developed; sprout


Spelling Word: bud