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