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4000 IELTS Academic Words
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Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
decorative 
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 | [装饰的,可作装饰的] ornamental; embellishing; serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose |
| [脚后跟] back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast |
| [好客,殷勤] act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward |
| [损坏,变形] alteration in the shape or dimensions; a change for the worse |
defective
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| [用,使用] engage the services of; put to work; apply |
| [水滴,v.(使)滴下] process of falling in drops; liquid or moisture that falls in drops; the sound made by liquid falling in drops |
| [坦白的,直率的] honest; sincere; open and sincere in expression; straightforward |
| [有缺陷的] having a defect; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; lacking |
demolition
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| [结实的,坚定的] hard; solid; resolute; determined |
| [印记,特点,特徵] sign; feature; a mark indicating quality or excellence |
| [缺点,坏处,不利] drawback; defect; hinder; unfavorable condition or circumstance |
| [根除,销毁] act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying |
departure
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| [例证,插图] picture; drawing; showing by example |
| [令人恐惧的,引起突然惊恐的] inspiring with fear; causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary |
| [离开,出发] act of departing; the fact of a person or vehicle leaving somewhere |
| [使残废,使外形破坏,损毁表面] change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless |
dwell
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| [印记,特点,特徵] sign; feature; a mark indicating quality or excellence |
| [居,住,栖息,细思,详述,详评] live as a resident; exist in a given place or state |
| [例证,插图] picture; drawing; showing by example |
| [使人激动的,令人兴奋的] creating or producing excitement |
employ
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| [祖先,祖宗] an ancestor; forebear; a member of the past generations of one's family or people |
| [多样的,各异的] vary; go in different directions from the same point |
| [用,使用] engage the services of; put to work; apply |
| [好客,殷勤] act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward |
engulf
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| [印记,特点,特徵] sign; feature; a mark indicating quality or excellence |
| [萎缩,衰退] become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure |
| [席卷,吞没] absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely |
| [文件] confirmation that some fact or statement is true |
excitement
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| [脚后跟] back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast |
| [祖先,祖宗] an ancestor; forebear; a member of the past generations of one's family or people |
| [激动,兴奋,刺激] state of being emotionally aroused |
| [决心,决意,决定,确定] fix the boundaries of; mark off and separate; set bounds to; decide conclusively and authoritatively |
explorer
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| [降级,降格,退化] humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level |
| [探险家,探测者] someone who travels into little known regions |
| [激动,兴奋,刺激] state of being emotionally aroused |
| [使残废,使外形破坏,损毁表面] change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless |
filthy
10
| [勘察,探究] travel for discovery |
| [水滴,v.(使)滴下] process of falling in drops; liquid or moisture that falls in drops; the sound made by liquid falling in drops |
| [防护,辩护] make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm |
| [龌龊的,污秽的] nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure |