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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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a. [令人厌恶的,驱逐的] tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting


Spelling Word: repulsive
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n. [暂缓] usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment


Spelling Word: respite
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a. [高低不平的,崎岖的] uneven; rough; very difficult


Spelling Word: rugged
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a. [显著的,突出的,卓越的] prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs


Spelling Word: salient
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n. [螺丝起子] a hand tool for driving screws


Spelling Word: screwdriver
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ad. [安心地,安全地] in a manner free from fear or risk


Spelling Word: securely
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v. [筛,过滤] separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize


Spelling Word: sift
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n. [扭伤] a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments


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n. [地层,社会阶层] a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society


Spelling Word: stratum
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a. [超自然的,神奇的] not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws


Spelling Word: supernatural