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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes

justify

1

	[决定做,选择,选取] make a choice or decision; choose; select
	[证明是正当的或有理的,辩护] adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
	[海报,招贴] a sign posted in public place as an advertisement
	[雷达] measuring instrument to detect distant objects by microwave

obsession

2

	[利润,利益,得益] advantageous gain or return; income received from investments or property
	[雷达] measuring instrument to detect distant objects by microwave
	[入迷,固执的念头] compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
	[给与特权,特免,特权] particular advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all; right reserved exclusively

occur

3

	[发生,出现] take place; be found to exist; come to one's mind
	[困难地做,太冗长地解释] effort expended on a particular task; the act of a mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth
	[草地,草坪,草场] landscape; grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow
	[伙伴,合作者,合伙人] a person who is a member of a partnership; associate who works with others toward a common goal

opposite

4

	[相反的事物] two words that express opposing concepts; contrariwise; directly facing each other
	[较大的,较多的,主要的,大学主修科目] greater in number, quantity, or extent; more important
	[表演,外表,展示,提示] show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
	[发生,出现] take place; be found to exist; come to one's mind

opt

5

	[决定做,选择,选取] make a choice or decision; choose; select
	[讨厌的,冒犯的] causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
	[入迷,固执的念头] compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
	[相反的事物] two words that express opposing concepts; contrariwise; directly facing each other

pair

6

	[一对,使成对,成双] two people or things considered as a unit; two items of the same kind; a couple
	[香味,香水] pleasing, agreeable scent or odor
	[伙伴,合作者,合伙人] a person who is a member of a partnership; associate who works with others toward a common goal
	[最小的,最低的] the smallest possible quantity

plea

7

	[物质的,自然的] relating to the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
	[恳求,请求,辩解,抗辩] request for help; excuse or pretext
	[接待,招待会] act of receiving; how something is greeted
	[表演,外表,展示,提示] show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view

policy

8

	[政策,方针,权谋,保险单] settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
	[图例] explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
	[决定做,选择,选取] make a choice or decision; choose; select
	[财产,所有权] any tangible or intangible possession that someone owns

principal

9

	[讨厌的,冒犯的] causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
	[肢,翼,树枝] arm; leg; any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
	[轻率的,鲁莽的] headstrong; rash; indifferent to or disregardful of consequences
	[主要的,(高等院校的)校长,本金,主要演员] highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree

profit

10

	[图例] explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
	[反应,反抗,反对] act against or in opposition to; show a response or a reaction
	[肢,翼,树枝] arm; leg; any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
	[利润,利益,得益] advantageous gain or return; income received from investments or property

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