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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. [自我控制,疏远] lack of enthusiasm; skeptical caution; something saved for future use; self-restraint in expression


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n. [弹性,弹力] ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy


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n. [附文,扶手] amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses


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n. [聪慧,洞察力] quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness


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a. [丢脸的,诽谤性的] giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation


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a. [老练的] experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed


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a. [邪恶的] suggesting or threatening evil


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n. [小规模战争,小打小闹] minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute


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n. [树懒,怠惰,懒惰] laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals


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v. [使符合标准,使标准化] normalize; cause to conform to a standard


Spelling Word: standardize