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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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devastating  Speak Example sentences
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[病菌,细菌,根源] bacteria; the earliest form of an organism; seed
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[破坏性的] destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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[奉承,谄媚] compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favor; enhance someone's vanity by praising them
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[(信息的)反馈] response to an inquiry or experiment
dreadful  Speak Example sentences
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[眩目的光] light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
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[外部的,表面的] exterior; outer; suitable for application to the outside
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[可怕的] very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
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[婴儿,幼儿] child in the first period of life; young babe
dreary  Speak Example sentences
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[香味,芳香] scent; aroma; distinctive odor that is pleasant
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[饰带,花边] delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; rope; cord that is drawn through eyelets
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[亲戚] one's relatives; family; kinfolk
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[沉闷的,阴郁的] gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
dynamic  Speak Example sentences
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[(信息的)反馈] response to an inquiry or experiment
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[合格的,有资格的] qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage
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[香味,芳香] scent; aroma; distinctive odor that is pleasant
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[充满活力的] energetic; vigorously active
editorial  Speak Example sentences
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[可食用的] eatable; the substance that can be used as a food
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[生效的,能干的,有效率的] effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
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[编辑的,社论] of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
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[洞察力,见识] understanding; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
erratic  Speak Example sentences
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[奇怪的,不可预测的] no fixed or regular course; wandering
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[合格的,有资格的] qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage
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[强加于,施加影响] demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
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[亲戚] one's relatives; family; kinfolk
external  Speak Example sentences
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[外部的,表面的] exterior; outer; suitable for application to the outside
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[象牙,乳白色,象牙制品] teeth of the elephant;  pale or grayish-yellow to yellowish-white
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[香味,芳香] scent; aroma; distinctive odor that is pleasant
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[合格的,有资格的] qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage
herd  Speak Example sentences
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[兽群,一群] flock; crowd; a group of cattle or other domestic animals
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[有理,正当,辩护,释罪] the good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
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[无效力的] of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null
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[直觉] immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
imminent  Speak Example sentences
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[有理,正当,辩护,释罪] the good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
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[即将到来,逼近的] near at hand; close in time; about to occur
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[面粉,制成粉] fine powdery foodstuff; soft, fine powder
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[主动,首创精神] serving to initiate; introductory step or movement; an act which originates or begins
imply  Speak Example sentences
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[即将到来,逼近的] near at hand; close in time; about to occur
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[兽群,一群] flock; crowd; a group of cattle or other domestic animals
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[暗示,表示] express or indicate indirectly; signify
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[奉承,谄媚] compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favor; enhance someone's vanity by praising them