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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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v. [防護,辯護] make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm


Spelling Word: defend
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n. [跌價,貶值,輕視,毀謗,折舊] devaluation; decrease in price or value


Spelling Word: depreciation
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n. [破壞,毀滅] havoc; event that completely destroys something


Spelling Word: destruction
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n. [不同,差距] difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree


Spelling Word: disparity
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n. [效力] efficiency; quality of being effective


Spelling Word: effectiveness
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n. [移民(出國)] someone who leaves one country to settle in another


Spelling Word: emigrant
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v. [用,使用] engage the services of; put to work; apply


Spelling Word: employ
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a. [霧深的,模糊的] obscured by fog; indistinct or hazy in outline


Spelling Word: foggy
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v. [過量飲食] stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself


Spelling Word: gorge
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a. [感激的,感謝的] thankful; appreciative of benefits received


Spelling Word: grateful