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a. Syn. conscientious; meticulous; cautious
(小心翼翼的,谨慎的) exactly and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious


Spelling Word: scrupulous
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v.
(渗出,渗漏) pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings


Spelling Word: seep
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a.
(挑选,选择,择优) taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence


Spelling Word: select
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v. Syn. destroy; break up
(使粉碎,破碎) destroy; break up; break into many pieces


Spelling Word: shatter
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n.
(一群(鱼)) shallow place in a body of water; sandy elevation of the bottom of a body of water, sandbank or sandbar


Spelling Word: shoal
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a. Syn. serious; somber; sober
(严肃的,庄严的,隆重的) serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober


Spelling Word: solemn
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a. Syn. isolated; alone; unaccompanied
(孤独的,独居的) isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied


Spelling Word: solitary
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a. Syn. wide; large; sizable
(广大的,宽敞的) wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable


Spelling Word: spacious
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n. Syn. model; sample
(标本,样品) model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class


Spelling Word: specimen
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v.
(制止流出,阻挡) stop flow of a liquid; make headway against


Spelling Word: stem