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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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a. [剩余的,残留的] remaining as a residue; surplus


Spelling Word: residual
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n. [复活] rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life


Spelling Word: resurrection
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v. [用清水冲洗,漱] cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap


Spelling Word: rinse
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n. [智者,圣人] one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia


Spelling Word: sage
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a. [有用的,有益的] tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health


Spelling Word: salutary
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v. [丢弃,打碎] throw away; discard; break down into parts for disposal or salvage


Spelling Word: scrap
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v. [反复摩擦表面] abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument; draw forcefully over a surface


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a. [沉静的,安静的] sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety


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v. [足够,(食物)满足] be enough, or sufficient; meet the need; be equal to the end proposed; be adequate; satisfy


Spelling Word: suffice
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v. [污染,感染,污点] contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally


Spelling Word: taint