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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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v. [改變] make fit for; change to suit a new purpose


Spelling Word: adapt
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v. [使惡化,使加重] worsen; make worse or more troublesome


Spelling Word: aggravate
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v. [孤立,樹敵] cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally


Spelling Word: alienate
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n. [津貼,補助,認同,寬容,份額] approval; the act of allowing, granting, or admitting


Spelling Word: allowance
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a. [交替的,輪流的] happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute


Spelling Word: alternate
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v. [估計,估算,評估,評價] estimate  value; judge worth of something


Spelling Word: assess
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v. [授權,批准] empower; give permission for; sanction


Spelling Word: authorize
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v. [臉紅,羞愧] become rosy or reddish;  turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame


Spelling Word: blush
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n. [自助餐] table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out


Spelling Word: buffet
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n. [意外事件,可能性] condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility


Spelling Word: contingency