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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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a. [不情願的,勉強的] not wanting to take some action; averse


Spelling Word: reluctant
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n. [收入,國家的稅收] money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward


Spelling Word: revenue
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v. [補救,搶救,打撈,營救] save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use


Spelling Word: salvage
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a. [中級的] not of major importance; of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate


Spelling Word: secondary
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v. [熄滅,覆蓋] conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion


Spelling Word: smother
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a. [嚴肅的,莊嚴的,隆重的] serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober


Spelling Word: solemn
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v. [挨餓] hunger; deprive of food


Spelling Word: starve
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a. [質量極高的,極好的,威嚴的] of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful


Spelling Word: superb
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a. [迅速的,敏捷的] quick; moving or capable of moving with great speed


Spelling Word: swift
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n. [賣國賊,叛徒] one who violates his allegiance and betrays his country


Spelling Word: traitor