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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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n. [排水,排泄] emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid


Spelling Word: drainage
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a. [持久的,耐用的] lasting; long-lasting; enduring


Spelling Word: durable
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v. [養家活口,艱難維持生活] supplement with great effort; add to; augment


Spelling Word: eke
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v. [封裝,嵌入,插入] enclose; place in something; fix firmly in surrounding mass


Spelling Word: embed
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a. [精力充沛的,積極的] active; vigorous;  having or involving a lot of energy  


Spelling Word: energetic
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v. [問,詢問] seek information by asking a question


Spelling Word: enquire
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v. [使富足,使肥沃] make rich; richen; improve


Spelling Word: enrich
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v. [挖掘,掘出,發掘] unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out


Spelling Word: excavate
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v. [勸誡,忠告] urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make an urgent appeal


Spelling Word: exhort
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n. [纖維,纖維織品] slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure


Spelling Word: fibre