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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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v. [償還] pay back for some expense incurred


Spelling Word: reimburse
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n. [匯款] transmitting money, bills, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in the discharge of an obligation


Spelling Word: remittance
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n. [反駁] reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner


Spelling Word: retort
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v. [微光] shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently


Spelling Word: shimmer
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n. [貧民窟] a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions


Spelling Word: slum
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a. [空間的] relating to space; existing in or connected with space


Spelling Word: spatial
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a. [堅定的,不渝的,忠誠的] firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging


Spelling Word: steadfast
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v. [證實,驗證] establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support


Spelling Word: substantiate
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n. [諱忌的禁忌] ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition


Spelling Word: taboo
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n. [被糾纏,纏結,亂成一團] a knot of threads, or other things, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged


Spelling Word: tangle