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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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delusion  Speak Example sentences
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[抽屉,画家,制图员] a boxlike container in a piece of furniture, made so as to slide in and out
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[错觉] false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
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[破坏,毁灭] havoc; event that completely destroys something
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[高度,海拔] altitude; the height of a place above the level of the sea
diction  Speak Example sentences
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[文件的,纪录片] film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event; of or derived from documents
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[疲备,耗尽] act of draining out or draining off; the act of emptying of the contents; state of being exhausted
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[令人恐惧的,引起突然惊恐的] inspiring with fear; causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary
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[措辞,用语] choice and use of words in speech or writing
discomfort  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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[不适] distress; uneasiness; mental or bodily distress
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[钩,钓钩] a piece of metal, or other hard material, bent into a curve or at an angle for catching, holding, or sustaining anything
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[印记,特点,特徵] sign; feature; a mark indicating quality or excellence
discourage  Speak Example sentences
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[钩,钓钩] a piece of metal, or other hard material, bent into a curve or at an angle for catching, holding, or sustaining anything
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[令人恐惧的,引起突然惊恐的] inspiring with fear; causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary
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[使气馁,阻碍] depress; take away hope from
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[(木材,金属等做的)框架] structure that gives shape or support; closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines
eager  Speak Example sentences
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[渴望的,热心的] wanting very much to do or have something
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[惊骇,恐怖] terror; fear; intense dislike
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[分开,分割] act or process of diving anything into parts; state of being divided; separation
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[思家的,思乡病的] unhappy at being away and longing for familiar things or persons
eventful  Speak Example sentences
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[香的,芬芳的] pleasant-smelling; odorous
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[扩张,发展] growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded
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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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[幽默的,滑稽的] employing or showing humor; funny; amusing
exhaustion  Speak Example sentences
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[雾深的,模糊的] obscured by fog; indistinct or hazy in outline
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[印记,特点,特徵] sign; feature; a mark indicating quality or excellence
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[内地,腹地] region; remote and undeveloped area
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[疲备,耗尽] act of draining out or draining off; the act of emptying of the contents; state of being exhausted
expansion  Speak Example sentences
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[扩张,发展] growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded
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[定义] clarity of outline; concise explanation
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[破坏,毁灭] havoc; event that completely destroys something
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[努力,尽力,成果] the exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object
fiction  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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[雇员] worker; a person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation
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[小说,(虚构)故事] story; imaginative creation; literary work whose content is produced by imagination
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[不适] distress; uneasiness; mental or bodily distress
frame  Speak Example sentences
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[文件的,纪录片] film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event; of or derived from documents
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[努力,尽力,成果] the exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object
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[渴望的,热心的] wanting very much to do or have something
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[(木材,金属等做的)框架] structure that gives shape or support; closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines