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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. [恢复,翻新] act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state


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a. [红的,红润的,白里透红的,健康的] reddish color; healthy-looking


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v. [踌躇,忧郁] hesitate as a result of conscience or principle


Spelling Word: scruple
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ad. [向一旁,向侧面地] with the side forward; to or from a side


Spelling Word: sideways
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n. [严肃的,一本正经的] seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony


Spelling Word: solemnity
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n. [肿胀] becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids


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n. [大头钉,图钉] small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head


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n. [织锦,挂毯] a heavy textile with a woven design


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a. [诱惑人的] attractive; appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or inadvisable


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n. [神学,宗教] science of God or religion


Spelling Word: theology