Although the author _______ presents the purchase of real estate as a safe investment, she later describes times that it might be risky.

A) highly

B) afterward

C) quite

D) initially

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initial  [ɪˋnɪʃəl]    adj.  開始的，最初的；在字開頭的

開始的，最初的His initial reaction was one of shock. 

n. （字的）起首字母

He carved his initials on the wall.

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initially      adv. 最初；開頭

at firstinitially, he thought the new concept was nonsense

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