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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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v. [拒斥,击退,严拒] force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust


Spelling Word: repulse
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n. [附文,扶手] amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses


Spelling Word: rider
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a. [缺乏的,稀疏的] somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient


Spelling Word: scanty
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v. [筛,过滤] separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize


Spelling Word: sift
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n. [温暖的,舒适的] a small secluded room; well and tightly constructed


Spelling Word: snug
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a. [刚毅的,朴素的,纪律严格的,斯巴达的] avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined


Spelling Word: spartan
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a. [矮壮的,又短又厚的,蹲着的] stocky; short and thick; low and broad


Spelling Word: squat
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v. [刺伤,戳] pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by a pointed instrument


Spelling Word: stab
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n. [钉书机] one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples


Spelling Word: stapler
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a. [地下的] hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground


Spelling Word: subterranean