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a. 有用的,有益的 tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health


Spelling Word: salutary
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n. 分离 separation or division into factions; formal division or split within religious body


Spelling Word: schism
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a. 勤奋的,勤勤恳恳的 diligent; hardworking; persevering, and constant in effort or application


Spelling Word: sedulous
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n. 小招牌(尤指医生或律师挂的营业招牌) small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles


Spelling Word: shingle
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n. (手)灵巧的 skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity


Spelling Word: sleight
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a. 湿透的 thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink


Spelling Word: sodden
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n. 尖塔,尖阁 spire, also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole of a structure if the roof is of spire form


Spelling Word: steeple
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v. 填饱,司炉 stir up fire; feed plentifully; supply a furnace with fuel


Spelling Word: stoke
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a. 乏味的,单调的,冷漠的 dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility


Spelling Word: stolid
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n. 计谋,战略 deceptive scheme; military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise enemy


Spelling Word: stratagem