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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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v. [驱散,消散,浪费] spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse


Spelling Word: dissipate
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v. [扩大,扩张] swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure


Spelling Word: distend
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a. [睡着的,隐匿的] sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active


Spelling Word: dormant
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v. [使加入,使入会] insert in a roil; register or enter in list or catalog; insert in records; enlist


Spelling Word: enroll
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v. [逐步升高,逐步增强] rise; increase in extent or intensity


Spelling Word: escalate
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n. [排泄物,粪便] waste material, especially fecal matter that is expelled from body after digestion; matter excreted and ejected


Spelling Word: excrement
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v. [花费,用光] lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations


Spelling Word: expend
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a. [容易犯错的] likely to fail or be inaccurate


Spelling Word: fallible
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v. [使着迷,使神魂颠倒] cause to be interested or curious; captivate


Spelling Word: fascinate
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n. [两星期] a period of fourteen consecutive days


Spelling Word: fortnight