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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. [智者,聖人] one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia


Spelling Word: sage
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v. [嘲弄,奚落] mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily


Spelling Word: scoff
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n. [鞭笞,蹂躪] the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment


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v. [躊躇,憂鬱] hesitate as a result of conscience or principle


Spelling Word: scruple
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n. [(婦女用)披肩,圍巾] a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head


Spelling Word: shawl
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n. [(刀,劍)鞘,套] protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions


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n. [扭傷] a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments


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n. [胃,吃得下,容忍] the principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult


Spelling Word: stomach
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a. [地下的,] hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground


Spelling Word: subterranean
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a. [悶熱的,酷熱的,放蕩的,粗暴的] burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot


Spelling Word: sultry