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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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a. [有关的,相对的] pertinent; having a connection with the matter at hand


Spelling Word: relevant
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n. [约会,约会地点,会合] meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships


Spelling Word: rendezvous
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v. [克制,抑制] keep under control; hold back; place limits on


Spelling Word: restrain
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n. [收入,国家的税收] money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward


Spelling Word: revenue
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v. [绕转,旋转,考虑,细想] turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles


Spelling Word: revolve
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n. [铲子,铁锨铲] a tool consisting of a broad scoop, or hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing loose substances


Spelling Word: shovel
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v. [强夺,攫取] grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly


Spelling Word: snatch
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n. [纪念品] token of remembrance; a memento; something of sentimental value


Spelling Word: souvenir
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n. [总数,总和,概括,总结] mount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added together; amount


Spelling Word: sum
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a. [质量极高的,极好的,威严的] of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful


Spelling Word: superb