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 Group 2 - Spelling Practices
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/ɒn'wi:/ n.
(厌倦) feeling of being bored by something tedious


Spelling Word: ennui
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/'ɛpɪθɛt/ n.
(绰号) word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing


Spelling Word: epithet
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/'ɛru:daɪt/ a. Syn. learned; scholarly
(博学的) learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books


Spelling Word: erudite
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/ɪk'stɪŋkt/ a. Syn. nonexistent; vanished; dead
(灭绝的,不再活跃的,熄灭的) no longer existing or living; vanished; dead


Spelling Word: extinct
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/ɛks'treɪnɪəs/ a.
(肤浅的,不重要的) not essential; coming from outside


Spelling Word: extraneous
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/'fæð(ə)m/ v.
(领会,调查,测量) measure the depth; come to understand


Spelling Word: fathom
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/fɪ'æskoʊ/ n.
(彻底失败) complete failure; sudden and violent collapse


Spelling Word: fiasco
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/flæm'bɔɪənt/ a. Syn. showy; ostentatious
(华丽的) elaborately or excessively ornamented


Spelling Word: flamboyant
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/frʌ'streɪt/;/'frʌstrɛt/ v. Syn. thwart; defeat
(阻碍,挫败) make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment


Spelling Word: frustrate
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/'fʊlsəm/ a.
(过分的) offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting


Spelling Word: fulsome