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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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n. [膽小的人,懦弱的人,懦夫] person who lacks courage to face danger; timid


Spelling Word: coward
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n. [犯人,犯罪者] one who has committed a crime; one who is found guilty by the verdict, confession, or proof


Spelling Word: criminal
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a. [極重要的,有決定性的] of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance


Spelling Word: crucial
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v. [打敗,戰勝,失敗,擊敗] disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with


Spelling Word: defeat
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n. [被告] one required to make answer in an action or suit


Spelling Word: defendant
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n. [災難,不幸,徹底的失敗] catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty


Spelling Word: disaster
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v. [分心,分散注意力] cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle


Spelling Word: distract
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n. [(藥)劑量,一劑] quantity of medicine given; sufficient quantity; portion


Spelling Word: dose
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n. [版,版本] the whole number of copies of a work printed and published; single copy; the act of editing


Spelling Word: edition
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a. [單獨的,唯一的,排外的] not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else


Spelling Word: exclusive