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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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denounce  Speak Example sentences
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[迟疑的,犹豫不定的] reluctant, irresolute; tending to wait, or proceed with caution or reservation
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[排除,逐出] rejection; an act of excluding or shutting out
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[咒骂,批评] condemn openly; criticize; make known in a formal manner
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[电子] an elementary particle with the negative charge
departure  Speak Example sentences
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[喂养,饲养,吃草,靠…为生] give food to; supply with nourishment
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[离开,出发] act of departing; the fact of a person or vehicle leaving somewhere
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[电子] an elementary particle with the negative charge
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[波动,起伏] a wave motion; a situation in which prices, levels, or interest rates go up and down
dive  Speak Example sentences
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[身份] exact sameness; the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
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[潜水,跳水] plunge, especially headfirst, into the water; plummet
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[怪僻,古怪,特性] oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
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[刺激,使兴奋] make someone have strong feelings of happiness and enthusiasm
diversity  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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[多样性] point or respect in which things differ; the difference
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[洋娃娃,玩偶] small toy with a human figure, normally for little children
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[喂养,饲养,吃草,靠…为生] give food to; supply with nourishment
dweller  Speak Example sentences
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[居住者,居民] a person who inhabits a particular place
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[尝试,努力] try to do something by employing effort
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[依赖,信赖] reliance; lack of independence or self-sufficiency
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[家具] movable articles in a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working
eccentricity  Speak Example sentences
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[失望] feeling of dissatisfaction
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[纤维,光纤] slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
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[怪僻,古怪,特性] oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
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[挫败,挫折] disappointment; failure; an act of frustrating
embroider  Speak Example sentences
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[镶边,绣花,添油加醋] decorate with needlework; add details to
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[无知的,不了解的] lacking education or knowledge; unaware
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[派别,内讧,纠纷] a party of persons having a common end in view
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[决心,决意,决定,确定] fix the boundaries of; mark off and separate; set bounds to; decide conclusively and authoritatively
excite  Speak Example sentences
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[敌人,敌军] enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
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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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[难懂的,难捉摸的,令人困惑的] difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
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[刺激,使兴奋] make someone have strong feelings of happiness and enthusiasm
forsake  Speak Example sentences
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[分配,分发] distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
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[潜水,跳水] plunge, especially headfirst, into the water; plummet
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[放弃] leave someone who needs or counts on you
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[分发,分配] act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
frustration  Speak Example sentences
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[挫败,挫折] disappointment; failure; an act of frustrating
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[设备] the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose
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[居住者,居民] a person who inhabits a particular place
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[山羊,色鬼] any of various ruminant mammals, of the genus Capra, related to the sheep; scapegoat