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  Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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a. [邻近的,毗邻的] adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near


Spelling Word: adjacent
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a. [空气的,空中的] of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air


Spelling Word: aerial
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n. [年金,养老金] annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year


Spelling Word: annuity
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n. [评价,估价] assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth


Spelling Word: appraisal
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n. [文献学] list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject


Spelling Word: bibliography
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a. [活泼的,轻快的] marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner


Spelling Word: brisk
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n. [小平房] small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic


Spelling Word: bungalow
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n. [卡路里(热量单位)] unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree


Spelling Word: calorie
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n. [小卖部,临时流动餐馆,军用炊具,水壶] a vessel used by soldiers for carrying water or other drinks; snack bar or small cafeteria


Spelling Word: canteen
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v. [表现的特色,刻画的性格] distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of


Spelling Word: characterize