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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes

depreciation

1

	[祖先,祖宗] an ancestor; forebear; a member of the past generations of one's family or people
	[分开,分割] act or process of diving anything into parts; state of being divided; separation
	[跌价,贬值,轻视,毁谤,折旧] devaluation; decrease in price or value
	[恳求] beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal

disgrace

2

	[闪烁,闪耀] sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam
	[玷污,出丑,丢脸] state of dishonor; bring shame or dishonor upon
	[被浪费,白费] draw out; flow out; waste
	[不同,差距] difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree

disparity

3

	[不朽的,流芳百世的] not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable; lasting forever
	[跌价,贬值,轻视,毁谤,折旧] devaluation; decrease in price or value
	[可靠的,可信赖的] reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
	[不同,差距] difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree

division

4

	[分开,分割] act or process of diving anything into parts; state of being divided; separation
	[有害的,伤害的] damaging; noxious; detrimental; dangerous
	[愚蠢的] marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment
	[被浪费,白费] draw out; flow out; waste

electron

5

	[分开,分割] act or process of diving anything into parts; state of being divided; separation
	[电子] an elementary particle with the negative charge
	[水平的] flat; level; parallel to or in a baseline
	[餐后甜点] a dish served as the last course of a meal

elevation

6

	[祖先,祖宗] an ancestor; forebear; a member of the past generations of one's family or people
	[饥饿] strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
	[概括] an idea having general application; reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
	[高度,海拔] altitude; the height of a place above the level of the sea

endanger

7

	[无害的] unlikely to harm or disturb anyone
	[危及,危害] threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
	[家具] movable articles in a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working
	[有害的,伤害的] damaging; noxious; detrimental; dangerous

firm

8

	[结实的,坚定的] hard; solid; resolute; determined
	[概括] an idea having general application; reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
	[高度,海拔] altitude; the height of a place above the level of the sea
	[祖先,祖宗] an ancestor; forebear; a member of the past generations of one's family or people

fog

9

	[神像,偶像] image used for worship; the image of divinity; representation or symbol; false notion or conception
	[雾] droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground; haze
	[多样的,各异的] vary; go in different directions from the same point
	[水平的] flat; level; parallel to or in a baseline

foolish

10

	[硕果累累的,成功的] productive; fertile; producing results; profitable
	[讨价还价] argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
	[汽油] petrol; flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons
	[愚蠢的] marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment

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