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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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differ  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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[拒绝,排除] stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
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[不同,不像,相异] be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
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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
erratic  Speak Example sentences
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[连接,汇合处] connection; joint; intersection; crossing
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[奇怪的,不可预测的] no fixed or regular course; wandering
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[易弯曲的,柔软的,变通的] pliant; elastic; capable of being bent or flexed; pliable
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[投资,投入(精力,时间)] put money or effort into something to make a profit or achieve a result
evolve  Speak Example sentences
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[霜,霜冻] ice crystal; weather cold enough to cause freezing; provide with a rough surface or appearance
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[烧瓶,细颈瓶] a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
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[进化,发展] develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually
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[使成薄片,雪片] flat thin piece or layer; chip; small piece; a small crystalline bit of snow
extent  Speak Example sentences
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[种族的] relating to races; a group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
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[慢跑] run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to
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[范围,程度] extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; the degree to which a thing extends
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[外交的,老练的] relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
flake  Speak Example sentences
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[强调,重点] special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
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[使成薄片,雪片] flat thin piece or layer; chip; small piece; a small crystalline bit of snow
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[破坏性的] destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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[瑕疵,缺陷,裂痕] crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; a sudden burst of noise and disorder
fragment  Speak Example sentences
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[慢跑] run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to
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[碎片] a small part that has been broken off or detached; fraction
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[古怪的,奇怪的] departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
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[霜,霜冻] ice crystal; weather cold enough to cause freezing; provide with a rough surface or appearance
galaxy  Speak Example sentences
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[强调,重点] special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
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[推行,实施,强迫,强制] put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
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[连接,汇合处] connection; joint; intersection; crossing
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[星系,一群显赫的人,一系列重要的人或物] large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
heap  Speak Example sentences
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[经济学] branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
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[范围,程度] extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; the degree to which a thing extends
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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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[堆,堆积,大量] crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
hereditary  Speak Example sentences
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[有意于,安排,摆脱,断绝,处置] get rid of; settle or decide a matter; place or set in a particular order; arrange
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[经济学] branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
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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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[不同,不像,相异] be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
huddle  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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[投资,投入(精力,时间)] put money or effort into something to make a profit or achieve a result
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[缩成一团,挤成一团] crouch or curl up; mass; heap;  crowd or draw together
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[漩涡] swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current