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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. [叛徒] one who takes part in an armed group against the constituted authority; revolt;


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v. [退休,引退] move back and away from; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position


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v. [惊吓,使受惊] frighten; alarm; strike with sudden fear


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n. [地点,现场,景色] a structure on which something is shown; place, time, or circumstance in which anything occurs


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a. [尖锐的,剌耳的] acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound


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n. [日落] daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon


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v. [猜测] guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence


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n. [生还者,残存物] one who outlives another; one who lives through affliction


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n. [系统,体系] organized structure for arranging or classifying


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n. [碟,盘子] an open receptacle for holding or displaying, or serving articles or food


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