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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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diplomatic  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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[强调,重点] special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
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[外交的,老练的] relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
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[灭绝的,不再活跃的,熄灭的] no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
elite  Speak Example sentences
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[精英,杰出人物] a group or class of persons enjoying the superior intellectual or social, or economic status
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[鼓舞,给以灵感] encourage; inspirit; fire the imagination of
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[小部分,少量] segment; fragment; a small proportion of
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[普通的] of an entire group or class; general
epidemic  Speak Example sentences
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[才能,教职员组织] inherent power or ability; the body of persons with specific professional powers
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[传染病,流行病] the outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
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[灭绝的,不再活跃的,熄灭的] no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
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[用力投掷] throw with great force; cast; toss
exceptional  Speak Example sentences
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[使人难忘的,壮丽的] adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
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[教,命令] teach; make aware of
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[异常的,杰出的] extraordinary; unusual; well above average
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[生理上或智力上的缺陷,残疾,智力低下] disadvantage; physical disability; cripple; hinder; impede
execute  Speak Example sentences
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[世袭的,祖传的,遗传的] descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
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[主动,首创精神] serving to initiate; introductory step or movement; an act which originates or begins
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[执行,完成] put into effect; carry out the legalities of
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[强调,重点] special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
frantic  Speak Example sentences
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[医院,医务室] health facility where patients receive treatment
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[传染病,流行病] the outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
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[用力投掷] throw with great force; cast; toss
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[狂乱] highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
grim  Speak Example sentences
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[生理上或智力上的缺陷,残疾,智力低下] disadvantage; physical disability; cripple; hinder; impede
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[冷酷的,可怕的] unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
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[医院,医务室] health facility where patients receive treatment
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[短暂的,飞逝的] transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly
hardy  Speak Example sentences
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[艰苦的,勇敢的] in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
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[熔炉,高炉,火炉] enclosed place in which heat is produced; place or time of punishment  or great trial; intensely hot place
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[尚未被人碰到的,完整的] undamaged in any way; integrated; a whole
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[分配,分发,散布] hand out; disseminate; allocate
hatch  Speak Example sentences
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[放逐] force separation from one's native country
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[传染病,流行病] the outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
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[充满活力的] energetic; vigorously active
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[孵化] breed; emerge from the egg
imposing  Speak Example sentences
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[阴暗的,没有希望的] imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
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[洞察力,见识] understanding; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
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[放逐] force separation from one's native country
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[使人难忘的,壮丽的] adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance