Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Spelling Practices

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(1) a. [审美的] elegant or tasteful; of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste

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(2) v. [折磨,使苦恼] cause pain, suffering, or distress

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(3) n. [奇闻轶事] a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography

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(4) v. [断言] declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

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(5) n. [竹,竹茎] plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries

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(6) n. [气压计,晴雨表] an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere

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(7) a. [纯的] morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest

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(8) n. [长期票通勤旅客,经常来往于两地之间的人] someone who regularly travels from home in a suburb to work in a city

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(9) v. [聚集,积累,汇集] put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources

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(10) v. [计划,设计] form by an exercise of ingenuity; invent or design