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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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district  Speak Example sentences
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[分歧,岔开] difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in a different direction
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[区域,地区] region; territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing; division of territory
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[不朽的,流芳百世的] not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable; lasting forever
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[香的,芬芳的] pleasant-smelling; odorous
elimination  Speak Example sentences
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[思家的,思乡病的] unhappy at being away and longing for familiar things or persons
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[猜测,推测] form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means of knowledge; judge of at random
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[排除,除去] act of removing or getting rid of something
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[节约,节省] save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
excellent  Speak Example sentences
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[惊骇,恐怖] terror; fear; intense dislike
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[开发,开采] unfair use of someone's work, giving little in return
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[愿意,想干] prepared; inclined; be ready; being a particular condition of the body or health
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[优良的,杰出的] surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense
exclusion  Speak Example sentences
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[纤维,光纤] slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
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[排除,逐出] rejection; an act of excluding or shutting out
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[排除,除去] act of removing or getting rid of something
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[人道主义者,人道主义的] philanthropic; one devoted to the promotion of human welfare and social reforms
ferry  Speak Example sentences
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[渡口,渡船] shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
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[促进,增进] get greater distance; make more in advance
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[惊骇,恐怖] terror; fear; intense dislike
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[承受,忍受] tolerate; carry on through, despite hardships
fog  Speak Example sentences
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[纤维,光纤] slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
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[雾] droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground; haze
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[例证,插图] picture; drawing; showing by example
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[玷污,出丑,丢脸] state of dishonor; bring shame or dishonor upon
formal  Speak Example sentences
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[人道主义者,人道主义的] philanthropic; one devoted to the promotion of human welfare and social reforms
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[猜测,推测] form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means of knowledge; judge of at random
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[正式的,形式的,合乎礼仪的] official; executed, carried out or done in proper or regular form
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[精通,亲近,不拘礼仪] state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; freedom from ceremony and constraint
founder  Speak Example sentences
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[正式的,形式的,合乎礼仪的] official; executed, carried out or done in proper or regular form
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[创办人] a person who establishes an organization, business
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[纤维,光纤] slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
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[体操,体育] a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility
governor  Speak Example sentences
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[雾] droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground; haze
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[居,住,栖息,细思,详述,详评] live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
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[州长,总督] head of a state government
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[承受,忍受] tolerate; carry on through, despite hardships
gymnastics  Speak Example sentences
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[州长,总督] head of a state government
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[人道主义者,人道主义的] philanthropic; one devoted to the promotion of human welfare and social reforms
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[多事的,充满大事的;意义重大的] busy; momentous; full of events or incidents
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[体操,体育] a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility