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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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v. [散開] move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known


Spelling Word: disperse
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n. [障礙,缺點] disadvantage or inconvenience; shortcoming; refund or remittance, such as a discount on duties or taxes


Spelling Word: drawback
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v. [舉起,抬高,使上升] raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position


Spelling Word: elevate
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v. [開始旅程,開始,登機,上船,上車] commence; go onboard a boat or airplane; begin a journey


Spelling Word: embark
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v. [發出,放射] give off; send out; give out as a sound


Spelling Word: emit
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n. [赤道,天赤道] the imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles


Spelling Word: equator
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n. [聯盟,同盟,聯邦政府] uniting in a league; confederation; league


Spelling Word: federation
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v. [拍翅振翼,振翼而飛,不安,焦急] vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner


Spelling Word: flutter
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n. [煙筒,漏斗] passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; a smoke flue or pipe; iron chimney of a steamship


Spelling Word: funnel
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n. [賞錢,小費] something given freely or without recompense; free gift; a present


Spelling Word: gratuity