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  Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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v. [加速] move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected


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n. [到來,出現] coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important


Spelling Word: advent
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ad. [在…中] amid; in the middle of; among


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v. [使自動化] replace or enhance human labor with machines


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v. [利用,效用,促進] turn to the advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote


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v. [膨脹,突出] cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude


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a. [拼湊成的,混合成的] made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded


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n. [擁擠,擁塞] act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass


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n. [溫室,音樂或戲劇學院] greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art


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a. [粗笨 ,累贅] heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk


Spelling Word: cumbersome