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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. [礁,暗礁] chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water


Spelling Word: reef
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ad. [分別地,各個地] separately; individually; in the order given


Spelling Word: respectively
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a. [熟的,成熟的] ready; fully developed; mature


Spelling Word: ripe
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n. [競爭,敵對狀態] competition; the act of competing as for a profit or a prize


Spelling Word: rivalry
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v. [破壞,毀滅] fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate


Spelling Word: ruin
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a. [缺乏的,稀有的,罕見的] hard to find; absent or rare; limited


Spelling Word: scarce
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n. [平靜] the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace


Spelling Word: serenity
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n. [陰,陰涼處,陰影] a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight


Spelling Word: shade
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n. [神龕,聖地] case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb


Spelling Word: shrine
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n. [同情,同情心] compassion; pity; concern


Spelling Word: sympathy