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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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defective  Speak Example sentences
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[清楚地,显然] clear to the mind;  in a distinct way
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[习惯,习性] an established disposition of the mind or character; distinctive dress, especially of a religious order
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[疲乏,劳累] physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
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[有缺陷的] having a defect; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; lacking
depressed  Speak Example sentences
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[沮丧的] sad; gloomy; low in spirits; dejected
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[捐赠] grant; present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute
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[挤,推,拥挤喧嚷] bustle; cause to move furtively and hurriedly
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[好客的] disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
descendant  Speak Example sentences
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[清楚地,显然] clear to the mind;  in a distinct way
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[子孙,后裔] offspring; person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
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[使气馁,阻碍] depress; take away hope from
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[不朽的,流芳百世的] not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable; lasting forever
dessert  Speak Example sentences
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[便利的,容易取得的] useful or convenient; able to use something skilfully
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[肥料] any substance used to make the soil more fertile
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[餐后甜点] a dish served as the last course of a meal
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[仁慈] marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
devotion  Speak Example sentences
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[沮丧的] sad; gloomy; low in spirits; dejected
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[无止境的] without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable
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[饥饿] strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
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[热爱,忠诚] faithfulness; ardent, often selfless affection and dedication
displacement  Speak Example sentences
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[移置,转移] act of removing from office or employment
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[装饰的,可作装饰的] ornamental; embellishing; serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
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[原谅] free from blame; clear from guilt; release from a charge; forgive entirely
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[使气馁,阻碍] depress; take away hope from
evaporation  Speak Example sentences
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[教育,培养] act or process of educating; the result of educating
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[宣布重要消息,通报] proclaim; announces important news; messenger
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[热爱,忠诚] faithfulness; ardent, often selfless affection and dedication
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[蒸发,消失] process of extracting moisture
fertilizer  Speak Example sentences
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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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[肥料] any substance used to make the soil more fertile
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[用锄耕地,锄] weed, cultivate, or dig up with a tool, which has a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
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[疲乏,劳累] physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
foretell  Speak Example sentences
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[挤,推,拥挤喧嚷] bustle; cause to move furtively and hurriedly
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[预示,预测] tell of or indicate beforehand; predict
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[便利的,容易取得的] useful or convenient; able to use something skilfully
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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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[犹豫,踌躇] pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
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[外交,交际手腕] tact; politics; negotiation between nations
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[餐后甜点] a dish served as the last course of a meal
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[放弃] leave someone who needs or counts on you