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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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magnitude  Speak Example sentences
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[先例] act or instance that may be used as an example in subsequent similar cases
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[委任,命令] authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
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[额外费用,保险金,奖金] prize or award offered free or at a reduced price after buying something else; payment for insurance
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[巨大的,大数量级的] extent; greatness of rank, size, or position
meadow  Speak Example sentences
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[谦虚的,适度的] humble; less ambitious; moderate
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[巨大的,大数量级的] extent; greatness of rank, size, or position
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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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[草地,牧草场] a tract of low or level land producing grass; any field on which grass is grown for hay
minimal  Speak Example sentences
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[最小的,最少的] the fewest; the least possible
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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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[强壮的,肌肉发达的] having or suggesting great physical power; of or relating to or consisting of muscle
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[自命不凡,华而不实,自大] intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
nuisance  Speak Example sentences
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[讨厌的人,讨厌的事] something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
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[唯利是图] interested in making money; profit-oriented; hired for service in a foreign army
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[前景,期望] possibility of future success; belief about future
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[正在进行中的,前进的] continuing to exist or develop; existing
offence  Speak Example sentences
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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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[凝视,仔细看] gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
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[轨道] path; circle; move in an orbit; encircle
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[恶运,灾祸,不幸的情况] bad fortune or ill luck; bad luck
outright  Speak Example sentences
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[使安心,打消疑虑] give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain
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[彻底地,完全地] altogether; entirely; without reservation or exception
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[接受的东西,容纳] receiver; one that receives or is receptive
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[讨厌的人,讨厌的事] something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
passive  Speak Example sentences
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[使安心,打消疑虑] give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain
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[被动的] lacking in energy or will;  peacefully resistant in response to injustice
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[最小的,最少的] the fewest; the least possible
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[讨厌的人,讨厌的事] something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
pimple  Speak Example sentences
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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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[好战的,尚武的] relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
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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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[上古的,原始的] belonging to an early stage; simple or naive in style; primeval
planetarium  Speak Example sentences
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[草地,牧草场] a tract of low or level land producing grass; any field on which grass is grown for hay
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[天文馆,天象仪] apparatus or model representing the solar system; museum in which images of stars are projected onto a domed ceiling
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[自命不凡,华而不实,自大] intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
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[手稿,手抄本] written with or by the hand; not printed; literary or musical composition written with the hand
premium  Speak Example sentences
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[额外费用,保险金,奖金] prize or award offered free or at a reduced price after buying something else; payment for insurance
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[恶运,灾祸,不幸的情况] bad fortune or ill luck; bad luck
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[察觉,发觉] become aware of through the senses; detect
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[根本的,激进的] drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic