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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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a. [苛刻的] making severe demands; demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention


Spelling Word: exacting
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n. [广阔的区域] patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky


Spelling Word: expanse
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v. [使溃烂,化脓] undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt;


Spelling Word: fester
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a. [欢乐,庆祝] offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory


Spelling Word: festive
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n. [恶魔,魔鬼] implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel


Spelling Word: fiend
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v. [用废毛棉填充,用纤维物覆盖] gather in companies or crowds; coat a surface with dense fibers or particles


Spelling Word: flock
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n. [欢乐,快活] merry or joyful activity; festivity; bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery


Spelling Word: gaiety
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n. [罪行,内疚] state of one who has broken a moral or political law; crime; criminality; an offense against right


Spelling Word: guilt
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a. [闹鬼的,鬼魂出没的,受到折磨的] showing emotional affliction or disquiet; frequently visited by a ghost


Spelling Word: haunted
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a. [讨厌的,丑恶的] frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; offensive to moral sensibilities; despicable


Spelling Word: hideous