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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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a. [堅定的,毅然的] firm, unyielding,  or determined; having decided purpose


Spelling Word: resolute
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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


Spelling Word: retire
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a. [革命的] marked by new or introducing radical change


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v. [(使)成熟] grow ripe; cause to [___] or develop fully


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n. [公雞] adult male chicken


Spelling Word: rooster
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n. [諷刺作品] form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly


Spelling Word: satire
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a. [令人滿意的,符合要求的] acceptable; good or good enough for a particular need or purpose


Spelling Word: satisfactory
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n. [海港,港口] a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo


Spelling Word: seaport
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n. [安全] freedom from risk or danger; safety


Spelling Word: security
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n. [子彈,子彈殼, 殼] the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals


Spelling Word: shell