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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. [懊悔,自责] the pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret


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


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a. [凶猛的,野蛮的] in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude


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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. [使粉碎,破碎] destroy; break up; break into many pieces


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


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n. [交响乐,交响曲] large orchestra; harmony, especially of sound or color


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


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n. [趋势,倾向] trend; a general direction in which something tends to move


Spelling Word: tendency