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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. [神志清楚] condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind


Spelling Word: sanity
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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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n. [杆状物,轴,垂直通道] axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow


Spelling Word: shaft
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v. [闪闪发光,闪耀] be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter


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


Spelling Word: specimen
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a. [螺旋形的,盘旋的] rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil


Spelling Word: spiral
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a. [战略的,战略性的] helping to achieve a plan, for example in business or politics; critical to an intended objective


Spelling Word: strategic
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a. [醒目的,惊人的] dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression


Spelling Word: striking
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n. [填料,填塞物,馅] the material used for filling cushion, mattress, or others


Spelling Word: stuffing
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a. [合成的,人造的] artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis


Spelling Word: synthetic