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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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v. [批判] disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of


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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. [残留物,余额] the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance


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a. [感官的,肉欲的,感官论的] physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory


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n. [哨兵] one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard


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n. [奴隶身份,苦工] forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom


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n. [罗网,陷井] trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble


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n. [大豆] soybean; most highly protein vegetable


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a. [消过毒的] barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy


Spelling Word: sterile
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a. [(空气)不新鲜的,闷气的] stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring


Spelling Word: stuffy