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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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v. [烤,烘] cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; subject to laughter or ridicule


Spelling Word: roast
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v. [陰謀破壞,顛覆活動] destroy property or hinder normal operations


Spelling Word: sabotage
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n. [供奉,祭祀,祭品,犧牲] the offering of something to god; victim offered to God; surrender or loss of profit for higher object


Spelling Word: sacrifice
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n. [牧羊人,牧羊,看管,帶領] a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock


Spelling Word: shepherd
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v. [砰地關門,用力關門,猛推] shut with force and loud noise; strike with force


Spelling Word: slam
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n. [怠慢,斥責,侮辱] almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy


Spelling Word: slight
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v. [放棄不必須的,節約] give up what is not strictly needed; hold back from; withhold or avoid; save or relieve from action


Spelling Word: spare
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a. [崇高品質,敬慕,不倒翁] high reputation; esteem; maintaining an erect position


Spelling Word: standing
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n. [公司股票, (船上的)貨物重量] certificate for a shareholder of the corporation; the total amount of goods in a shop


Spelling Word: stock
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n. [文體,風格,式樣] particular kind; a way of expressing something


Spelling Word: style