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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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v. [取消] cancel; make void; repeal or annul


Spelling Word: rescind
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v. [下陷,下垂,消沉] sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane


Spelling Word: sag
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a. [势利的,谄上欺下的] of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious


Spelling Word: snobbish
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n. [君主,统治] one that exercises supreme, permanent authority, especially in a nation or other governmental unit


Spelling Word: sovereign
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n. [小点,斑点,少量] particle; a tiny spot; stain


Spelling Word: speck
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a. [旋转的] rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling


Spelling Word: spinning
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a. [巨大的,大得惊人的] astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation


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


Spelling Word: subterranean
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v. [请求,请愿] plead; file a suit against


Spelling Word: sue
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a. [粗暴的,阴沉的,板着脸的,无礼的] rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions


Spelling Word: surly