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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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n. [教育,学说] principles presented for belief, as by religious; the principle of law; an act of teaching; instruction


Spelling Word: doctrine
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v. [统治,支配,控制] monopolize; command; rule; prevail; be prevalent in


Spelling Word: dominate
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v. [湿透,浸透,喝过量] wet through and through; soak; put potion down the throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly


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n. [摘抄,摘录] passage or segment that is taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition


Spelling Word: excerpt
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v. [使人兴奋] cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion


Spelling Word: exhilarate
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a. [愚蠢的,不可理喻的,不理智的] foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way


Spelling Word: fatuous
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a. [凶猛的,残暴的] fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty


Spelling Word: ferocious
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a. [节约的,精打细算] sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive


Spelling Word: frugal
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v. [阻碍,挫败] make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment


Spelling Word: frustrate
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n. [意识形态] study of origin and nature of ideas


Spelling Word: ideology