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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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n. [(負責若干教區的)牧師,系主任] a dignitary or presiding officer; head in the faculty of some colleges or universities


Spelling Word: dean
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a. [清楚的,明確的,確切的] fixed; exact; having distinct limits


Spelling Word: definite
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a. [破壞的,毀滅性的] causing, or able to cause, damage; ruinous


Spelling Word: destructive
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n. [紀律,訓練] a trait of being well behaved; an act of punishing; a system of rules of conduct or method of practice


Spelling Word: discipline
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v. [傾瀉,傾倒] sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse


Spelling Word: dump
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n. [邊緣] brink; perimeter; margin


Spelling Word: edge
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a. [極大的,龐大的] very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive


Spelling Word: enormous
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n. [一段情節,(音樂)插曲] a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series


Spelling Word: episode
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ad. [向前的,靠近前面的] at or to or toward the front; toward the future


Spelling Word: forward
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n. [功能] act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity


Spelling Word: function