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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. [聽從,辭職] act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession,  or office; surrender


Spelling Word: resignation
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n. [堅定,決心,決定] determination; resolving to do something; a formal statement of a decision


Spelling Word: resolution
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a. [不安寧的,好動的] never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; eager for change; discontented


Spelling Word: restless
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a. [剛硬的,不屈的] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible


Spelling Word: rigid
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n. [梭子,往返汽車] public transport that consists of a bus or train, or airplane that runs between two points; spacecraft


Spelling Word: shuttle
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n. [標本,樣品] model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class


Spelling Word: specimen
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v. [絆倒] miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily


Spelling Word: stumble
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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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v. [搖擺,搖動] swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince


Spelling Word: sway
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n. [瓦,瓷磚,花磚] the flat thin rectangular slab used to cover surfaces; a short pipe made of clay, used in sewers and drains


Spelling Word: tile