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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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n. [教条,教义] a fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs; doctrine


Spelling Word: dogma
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n. [厌倦] the feeling of being bored by something tedious


Spelling Word: ennui
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n. [恳求,哀求] treatment; reception; entertainment


Spelling Word: entreaty
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v. [使免除,豁免] be free from; free from an obligation, a duty, or a liability to which others are subject


Spelling Word: exempt
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a. [比喻] not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning  


Spelling Word: figurative
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n. [贵族] the most powerful members of society


Spelling Word: gentry
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a. [无条件的,无理由的,免费的] given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned


Spelling Word: gratuitous
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n. [色调] color; appearance; particular gradation of color


Spelling Word: hue
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a. [不能理解的,费解的] unintelligible; difficult to understand


Spelling Word: incomprehensible
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a. [魔鬼的,地狱的] pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful


Spelling Word: infernal