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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. [嫌恶,反感] extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense


Spelling Word: repugnance
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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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n. [僵化,死板] stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending


Spelling Word: rigidity
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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. [神志清楚的,明智的] being in a healthy condition; acting rationally; mentally sound


Spelling Word: sane
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a. [高兴的,有希望的,乐天的] cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy


Spelling Word: sanguine
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a. [地震的] caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking


Spelling Word: seismic
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v. [剥落,脱壳] remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly


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


Spelling Word: stab