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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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digest  Speak Example sentences
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[消化,分解] break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
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[皱眉] look angry; wrinkle one's forehead; regard something with disapproval or distaste
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[可疑的,疑心的] distrustful; skeptical; full of doubt; having doubt; not settled in opinion
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[一群同类的牲畜] group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
domain  Speak Example sentences
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[检查,细看] formal or official examination
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[香味,芳香] scent; aroma; distinctive odor that is pleasant
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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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[领域,范围] field; territory over which rule or control is exercised;  networked computers that share a common address
dwarf  Speak Example sentences
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[超越,衰落,失色] darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
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[使看上去矮小] cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
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[猎狗,不断骚扰] a variety of domestic dog, having large, drooping ears; sidebar used to strengthen portions of gear of a vehicle
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[古怪的,奇怪的] departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
evolution  Speak Example sentences
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[铸造,伪造] a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
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[大使馆人员,大使馆] the diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador
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[古怪的,奇怪的] departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
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[发展,演变] development; a gradual process of change and development
exaggerate  Speak Example sentences
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[检查,细看] formal or official examination
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[皱眉] look angry; wrinkle one's forehead; regard something with disapproval or distaste
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[夸大,夸张] represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate; magnify; do something to an excessive degree
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[一群同类的牲畜] group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
flare  Speak Example sentences
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[使看上去矮小] cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
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[古怪的,奇怪的] departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
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[奇怪的,不可预测的] no fixed or regular course; wandering
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[闪光,闪耀] suddenly outburst; glare; shine with sudden light
forge  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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[铸造,伪造] a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
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[口述,听写,规定] prescribe; rule as a dictator
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[拍动,拍击声,拍打] the flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; an act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat
formidable  Speak Example sentences
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[而且,此外] in addition; moreover; still further
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[闪光,闪耀] suddenly outburst; glare; shine with sudden light
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[威胁的,险恶的] arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
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[不正当的利用,开发] make use of, sometimes unjustly
forum  Speak Example sentences
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[威胁的,险恶的] arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
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[论坛] a place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
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[可怕的] very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
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[青少年(的)] youth; adolescent; not fully grown or developed
fragrance  Speak Example sentences
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[香味,芳香] scent; aroma; distinctive odor that is pleasant
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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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[进化,发展] develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually
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[掩盖] provide an extensive explanation for words or phrases