3000 ECPE Vocabulary

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n. Syn. honor
(行舉手禮,歡迎,祝賀) give a sign of good will; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor


Spelling Word: salute
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v. Syn. survey; scrutinize
(掃描,細看,審視) make a wide, sweeping search of; examine


Spelling Word: scan
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a. Syn. worldly; temporal
(世俗的,現世的,永久的) worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century


Spelling Word: secular
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n.
(切成細條,撕成碎片) a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off


Spelling Word: shred
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a. Syn. timid; bashful
(害羞的,膽小的) timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful


Spelling Word: shy
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v.
(浸泡,滲透) cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously


Spelling Word: soak
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v. Syn. stimulate; urge
(踢馬刺) urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste


Spelling Word: spur
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a. Syn. majestic; palatial; dignified
(莊嚴的,堂皇的) majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions


Spelling Word: stately
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a. Syn. stable
(穩的,牢固的) securely in position; not shaky; not easily excited


Spelling Word: steady
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a. Syn. underwater; submersed
(在水中的,淹沒的) underwater; living in poverty or misery; having been hidden


Spelling Word: submerged