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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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latitude  Speak Example sentences
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[范围] freedom to behave, act, or think in the way you want to; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator
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[上古的,原始的] belonging to an early stage; simple or naive in style; primeval
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[踏板,踏蹬] foot-operated lever used for actuating or controlling a mechanism
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[猎物,受害人,牺牲品] the target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
limp  Speak Example sentences
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[跛行 无力的,松软的] walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
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[忽略,没注意到] ignore; disregard;  fail to notice; watch over
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[磁的,有磁性的] having the properties of attracting iron or steel; captivating; attractive;  being to draw or pull
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[规划,(书刊等)编排,版面] the overall design of a page; plan or design of something that is laid out
longitude  Speak Example sentences
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[便携的,手提的,轻便的] mobile; easily or conveniently transported
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[普通的,一般的] moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
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[被提名的人,被任命者] someone who has been nominated for something; candidate
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[经度,经线] an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
mandatory  Speak Example sentences
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[最小的,最少的] the fewest; the least possible
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[离奇古怪的,做的精巧的,过时的] odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character
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[养老金,退休金] something paid or given; payment to a person in consideration of past services
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[强制的,命令的,义不容辞的] obligatory; required or commanded by authority
misfortune  Speak Example sentences
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[导致,促使,击败,盛行] induce; be greater in strength or influence; triumph; win out
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[贵族,高贵的身份,高贵] quality or state of being noble; the superiority of mind or character; commanding excellence; eminence
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[提神的,凉爽的] invigorating; energizing; pleasantly new or different
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[恶运,灾祸,不幸的情况] bad fortune or ill luck; bad luck
nominee  Speak Example sentences
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[被提名的人,被任命者] someone who has been nominated for something; candidate
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[便携的,手提的,轻便的] mobile; easily or conveniently transported
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[石油] dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
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[贵族,高贵的身份,高贵] quality or state of being noble; the superiority of mind or character; commanding excellence; eminence
notify  Speak Example sentences
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[通知] make known;  give notice to; inform by notice
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[特权] privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
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[发表,公布,出版,发行物] act or process of publishing printed matter; communication of information to the public
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[使安心,打消疑虑] give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain
obscure  Speak Example sentences
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[国会,议会] formal conference on public affairs; general council, especially an assembly of representatives of a nation
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[可商量的,(支票)可兑现的] capable of being negotiated; transferable by assignment or endorsement to another person
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[使暗淡,使模糊,隐藏] darken; make dim or indistinct; conceal in obscurity
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[强制的,命令的,义不容辞的] obligatory; required or commanded by authority
overlook  Speak Example sentences
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[范围] freedom to behave, act, or think in the way you want to; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator
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[激怒,惹,煽动,挑起] stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
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[提神的,凉爽的] invigorating; energizing; pleasantly new or different
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[忽略,没注意到] ignore; disregard;  fail to notice; watch over
plausible  Speak Example sentences
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[贵族,高贵的身份,高贵] quality or state of being noble; the superiority of mind or character; commanding excellence; eminence
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[月亮的] pertaining to the moon; affecting the moon
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[似是而非的] likely but not certain to be or become true or real
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[忽略,没注意到] ignore; disregard;  fail to notice; watch over