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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. [自我控制,疏远] lack of enthusiasm; skeptical caution; something saved for future use; self-restraint in expression


Spelling Word: reserve
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n. [避难所] place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque


Spelling Word: sanctuary
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n. [单桅帆船] single-mast sailing boat


Spelling Word: sloop
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n. [宇宙飞船] spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space


Spelling Word: spaceship
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n. [脊骨,书脊] backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf


Spelling Word: spine
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a. [伪造的,欺骗的] false; counterfeit; forged; illogical


Spelling Word: spurious
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v. [口吃,结巴] make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty


Spelling Word: stammer
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a. [超自然的,神奇的] not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws


Spelling Word: supernatural
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n. [补充物] something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole


Spelling Word: supplement
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n. [至高无上的权力] dominance; power to dominate or defeat


Spelling Word: supremacy