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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. [茶點,提神之事物] activity that refreshes and recreates; snacks and drinks served as a light meal


Spelling Word: refreshment
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n. [微波,漣漪,起漣漪] wavelike motion; undulation; sound like that of water running over a stony bottom


Spelling Word: ripple
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n. [裂開,突然炸開,決裂] act of making a sudden noisy break


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v. [叱責,漫罵,責備] find fault or rail with rude clamor; utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke


Spelling Word: scold
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v. [使簡易,使易做,簡化] make simple; make less complex; make clear by explaining for


Spelling Word: simplify
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n. [(四邊形的厚物質)板,片] block consisting of a thick piece of something


Spelling Word: slab
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n. [氣質,性情] person's normal manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry


Spelling Word: temperament
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v. [使恐怖,使驚嚇] frighten; fill with terror


Spelling Word: terrify
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n. [詞典,分類詞彙彙編] book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms


Spelling Word: thesaurus
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n. [辛苦,辛勤勞作] exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey


Spelling Word: toil