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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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a. [著名的,令人尊敬的] having a good reputation; honorable


Spelling Word: reputable
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n. [恢復,翻新] act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state


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a. [限制性的] tending or serving to restrict; limiting; confining


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n. [僵化,死板] stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending


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a. [繞遠道的,轉彎抹角的] circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive


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n. [智者,聖人] one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia


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n. [衛星] small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate


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n. [大帆船,大酒杯,大篷車] originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass


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


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a. [旋轉的] rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling


Spelling Word: spinning