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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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a. [荒謬的,可笑的] preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish


Spelling Word: absurd
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n. [濫用,虐待] improper use or handling; misuse


Spelling Word: abuse
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v. [應用,適用] exert; put into service; avail oneself to;


Spelling Word: apply
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ad. [在旁邊,向旁邊,撇開] on, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest


Spelling Word: aside
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n. [棒球運動] game played with a bat and ball by two opposing teams of nine players; ball used in this game


Spelling Word: baseball
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a. [苦(味)的] harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious


Spelling Word: bitter
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n. [供膳宿的,上飛機(或輪船)的,(由幾塊木板拼成的)大木板] wooden boards collectively; act of entering a ship; supplying with meals and lodgings for pay


Spelling Word: boarding
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n. [芽,蓓蕾] one that is not yet fully developed; sprout


Spelling Word: bud
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n. [首都,首府,省會,資本,資金,大寫字母] wealth in the form of money or property; assets available for use; a city that is the official seat of government


Spelling Word: capital
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v. [運送,搬運] convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; hold or support while moving; bear


Spelling Word: carry