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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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a. [未来的,预期的] being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected


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n. [逃亡者,难民] one who flees to shelter, or place of safety


Spelling Word: refugee
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v. [居住] dwell; live in a place permanently or for an extended period


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v. [批准,许可] give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law


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n. [一群(鱼)] shallow place in a body of water; sandy elevation of the bottom of a body of water, sandbank, or sandbar


Spelling Word: shoal
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a. [奇的,独一无二的] unique; extraordinary; being only one


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a. [简洁的,紧身的] brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words


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a. [可触摸的,真实的] able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable


Spelling Word: tangible
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n. [(动物的)触角,触须,触手] a long, thin arm of some sea animals, such as the octopus and jellyfish


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a. [简洁,扼要的] effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth


Spelling Word: terse