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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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v. [弄湿,扑灭,熄灭,淬火] put out a fire; extinguish;  put an end to; destroy


Spelling Word: quench
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n. [修复,整修] improving by renewing and restoring; state of being restored to its former good condition; renewal


Spelling Word: renovation
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n. [简陋的小木屋] a small, badly built house, usually made from pieces of wood or cardboard, in which poor people live


Spelling Word: shanty
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v. [明确说明,具体指定] explain or describe something clearly and exactly; designate


Spelling Word: specify
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n. [政府的补助] direct financial aid by the government


Spelling Word: subsidy
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v. [监督] oversee with the power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise


Spelling Word: superintend
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a. [补充的] added to complete or make up a deficiency


Spelling Word: supplementary
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n. [食物,生计] act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health


Spelling Word: sustenance
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v. [晦暗,污点] make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt


Spelling Word: tarnish
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a. [适时的,及时的] being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable


Spelling Word: timely