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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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n. [障礙,缺點] disadvantage or inconvenience; shortcoming; refund or remittance, such as a discount on duties or taxes


Spelling Word: drawback
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n. [苦差事,苦工] hard, monotonous routine work


Spelling Word: drudgery
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a. [朝生暮死,短暫,短命] short-lived; enduring a very short time


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a. [最終的] ultimate; occurring at an unspecified time in the future


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v. [勝過,傑出] be superior; distinguish oneself


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a. [愚蠢的,不可理喻的,不理智的] foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way


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v. [歸納,概括] reach a conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body


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a. [和藹可親的] friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner


Spelling Word: genial
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v. [吃青草] scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage


Spelling Word: graze
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v. [摸索,探索] search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way


Spelling Word: grope