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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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merit  Speak Example sentences
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[(军事或商业机构的)配合人员] association of persons, especially a military unit or a business organization
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[赎罪,实践(诺言)] purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay the penalty; make amends for
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[优点,价值] virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit
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[移动的] movable; not fixed; fluid; unstable
modest  Speak Example sentences
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[蔓延,侵占,超过,超出] run or extend beyond normal or desired limit; overflow
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[配额,定量,定额] limitation on imports; ration; prescribed number
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[谦虚的,适度的] humble; less ambitious; moderate
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[多产的,能生产的,生产的] having quality or power of producing; yielding or furnishing results; causing to exist
neurotic  Speak Example sentences
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[跳进,投入,陷入] dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place
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[比例,比率] percentage; quotient obtained when a part is divided by the whole; part considered in relation to the whole
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[神经病患者] of or about the nerves; seated in the nerves; nervous
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[流产,早产] failure of administration or management; failure to attain the desired result or reach a destination
offence  Speak Example sentences
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[最小的,最少的] the fewest; the least possible
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[冒犯] act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront; violation or infraction of moral or social code
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[调药,配药,制药,药房,药店] art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs
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[装饰,装饰物] decoration; something used to beautify
offspring  Speak Example sentences
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[优点,价值] virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit
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[粉刺,丘疹,脓疱] any small acuminated elevation of the cuticle; small inflammatory dermal tumor or swelling
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[子孙,后代] descendant; the young of an animal
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[多产的,能生产的,生产的] having quality or power of producing; yielding or furnishing results; causing to exist
paragraph  Speak Example sentences
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[子孙,后代] descendant; the young of an animal
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[多产的,能生产的,生产的] having quality or power of producing; yielding or furnishing results; causing to exist
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[粉刺,丘疹,脓疱] any small acuminated elevation of the cuticle; small inflammatory dermal tumor or swelling
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[(文章的)段,段落,(报纸的)一则新闻] the distinct division of written or printed matter that begins on a new, usually indented line
participate  Speak Example sentences
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[疏忽,没能尽力的] neglect; failure to take reasonable care; state or quality of being negligent
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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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[参与,参加,分享] take part in something; share in something
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[子孙,后代] descendant; the young of an animal
pounce  Speak Example sentences
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[接近,亲近] state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
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[赎罪,实践(诺言)] purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay the penalty; make amends for
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[子孙,后代] descendant; the young of an animal
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[突然扑过去,攫住,猛扑,突袭] attacks suddenly; seize something swiftly and eagerly; leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
prejudice  Speak Example sentences
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[偏见,成见,损害] opinion formed without due examination; leaning toward one side of a question
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[有名望的,有威信的] honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence because of high status
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[公民表决,公民投票] the direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment; a note from a diplomat
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[纠正] set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
prestigious  Speak Example sentences
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[粉刺,丘疹,脓疱] any small acuminated elevation of the cuticle; small inflammatory dermal tumor or swelling
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[有名望的,有威信的] honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence because of high status
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[(军事或商业机构的)配合人员] association of persons, especially a military unit or a business organization
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[偿还,退款] repayment of fund; an amount repaid