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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. [長矛,魚叉] the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag


Spelling Word: lance
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a. [(演說,文章等)冗長的,囉嗦的] redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted


Spelling Word: lengthy
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a. [魔術的,不可思議的] possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers


Spelling Word: magical
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n. [楓樹] tree of the genus Acer, including about fifty species


Spelling Word: maple
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n. [獎牌,勳章] a piece of metal in the form of coin, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or person


Spelling Word: medal
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v. [按模型塑造] model; fit tightly, follow the contours of; frame; make something for a specific shape; become moldy


Spelling Word: mold
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n. [一小塊(食物),小量] a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment


Spelling Word: morsel
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a. [交迭(的)] covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another


Spelling Word: overlapping
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n. [長者,家長,酋長,族長] father and ruler of family or tribe


Spelling Word: patriarch
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a. [錢的,貨幣的] relating to money; requiring payment of money


Spelling Word: pecuniary