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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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v. [下陷,下垂,消沉] sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane


Spelling Word: sag
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a. [高兴的,有希望的,乐天的] cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy


Spelling Word: sanguine
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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


Spelling Word: scandalous
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n. [哨兵,步哨] the soldier placed on guard; guard


Spelling Word: sentry
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n. [捷径] a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one


Spelling Word: shortcut
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n. [羞怯,胆怯] the feeling of fear of embarrassment


Spelling Word: shyness
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n. [宇宙飞船] spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space


Spelling Word: spaceship
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a. [污染的,玷污的] discolored; dirty; having a stain


Spelling Word: stained
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v. [足够,(食物)满足] be enough, or sufficient; meet the need; be equal to the end proposed; be adequate; satisfy


Spelling Word: suffice
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v. [蜂群,一大群] move or gather in large numbers; be overrun


Spelling Word: swarm