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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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a. [著名的] famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities


Spelling Word: renowned
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v. [重新得到,找回] recover; find and bring in; get back


Spelling Word: retrieve
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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. [(从表面)轻轻掠过,轻擦而过] pass near-surface of; brush the surface of; glide swiftly along the surface of; read in order to get principal facts


Spelling Word: skim
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v. [熄灭,覆盖] conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion


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


Spelling Word: superb
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n. [温度计,寒暑表] an instrument for measuring temperature


Spelling Word: thermometer
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a. [暴躁的,难以处理的,易上火的] tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling


Spelling Word: touchy
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n. [草皮,地盘] the surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass; territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own


Spelling Word: turf