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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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a. [临时的] temporary; provided for present need only


Spelling Word: provisional
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v. [喜欢,高兴] feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy


Spelling Word: rejoice
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v. [渗出,渗漏] pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings


Spelling Word: seep
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a. [精明,敏锐] clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence


Spelling Word: shrewd
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n. [贫民窟] a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions


Spelling Word: slum
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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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v. [蹒跚,摇晃] sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements


Spelling Word: stagger
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n. [国务活动家,政治家] one occupied with the affairs of government and influential in shaping policy


Spelling Word: statesman
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n. [膳务员,伙食管理员,管家,管事] one who manages another's property, finances, or other affairs; attendant on a ship or airplane


Spelling Word: steward
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a. [系统的,体系的] ordered; methodical; carried on using step-by-step procedures


Spelling Word: systematic