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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. [规则,规章] act of controlling or directing according to rule; prescribed by or according to rule


Spelling Word: regulation
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n. [表示,表现] act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority on their behalf


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v. [抵抗] stand up or offer resistance; refuse to comply; withstand the force of something


Spelling Word: resist
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v. [退休,引退] move back and away from; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position


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v. [刺出无数窟窿,充斥,弥漫,谜语,解谜] pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout


Spelling Word: riddle
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n. [竞争,敌对状态] competition; the act of competing as for a profit or a prize


Spelling Word: rivalry
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n. [公鸡] adult male chicken


Spelling Word: rooster
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n. [日出] the time in the morning when the sun starts to rise in the sky  


Spelling Word: sunrise
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n. [主管,管理人] director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system


Spelling Word: supervisor
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v. [猜测] guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence


Spelling Word: surmise