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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


Spelling Word: repudiate
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a. [限制性的] tending or serving to restrict; limiting; confining


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


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


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


Spelling Word: servitude
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v. [洗牌] disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement


Spelling Word: shuffle
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v. [啜饮] drink or imbibe in small quantities; take in with lips in small quantities, like liquid; draw into the mouth; suck up


Spelling Word: sip
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n. [矛,矛尖,嫩叶,刺戳] a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing


Spelling Word: spear
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a. [没有污点的] completely neat and clean


Spelling Word: spotless
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a. [光秃秃的,荒凉的] bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary


Spelling Word: stark