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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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v. [批判] disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of


Spelling Word: repudiate
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n. [汽笛,警報器] an electronic device producing a similar sound as a signal or warning; something insidious or deceptive; mermaid


Spelling Word: siren
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a. [骯髒,卑鄙] filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded


Spelling Word: sordid
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v. [激發,激勵] bring about; arouse; inspire; activate


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


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v. [使符合標準,使標準化] normalize; cause to conform to a standard


Spelling Word: standardize
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n. [曬斑,曬黑] redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun


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ad. [臨時] for a limited time only


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n. [出租給房客的住房,(窮人)公寓] apartment barely meeting minimal standards


Spelling Word: tenement
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v. [阻礙,挫敗] hinder or prevent of ; frustrate


Spelling Word: thwart