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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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a. [不安宁的,好动的] never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; eager for change; discontented


Spelling Word: restless
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n. [外科手术刀,解剖刀] a small knife with a thin, keen blade, used by surgeons and in dissecting


Spelling Word: scalpel
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n. [细阅,详细检查,仔细研究] close examination; minute inspection; critical observation


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ad. [表面上,似乎] apparently; appearing to be something, especially when this is not true


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v. [专攻,专门研究,专务] mention especially; particularize; apply to some specialty or limited object


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n. [标本,样品] model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class


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n. [法令,条例] a law enacted by the legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler


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v. [服从,提交] refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present


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n. [症状,征兆] sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient


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n. [推力,冲] push; force used in pushing; activity or idea is the main or essential thing it expresses


Spelling Word: thrust