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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. [遺贈] a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor


Spelling Word: legacy
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a. [聳人聽聞的,可怕的,慘白的,血紅的] causing shock or horror; gruesome


Spelling Word: lurid
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n. [不適,欠佳] general sense of depression or unease; vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness


Spelling Word: malaise
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a. [短暫的,瞬間的] done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time


Spelling Word: momentary
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n. [中子] an elementary particle with 0 charges and mass about equal to a proton


Spelling Word: neutron
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a. [沉思默想的,憂心忡忡的] deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative


Spelling Word: pensive
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n. [鋼琴] a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys


Spelling Word: piano
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v. [掠奪] rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils


Spelling Word: pillage
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n. [盛況,不必要的炫耀] dignified or magnificent display; splendor


Spelling Word: pomp
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n. [爆米花] small kernels of corn exploded by heat


Spelling Word: popcorn