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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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depreciation  Speak Example sentences
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[跌价,贬值,轻视,毁谤,折旧] devaluation; decrease in price or value
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[结实的,坚定的] hard; solid; resolute; determined
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[使残废,使外形破坏,损毁表面] change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless
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[住处,寓所] residence; place to live in; abode
district  Speak Example sentences
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[人道主义者,人道主义的] philanthropic; one devoted to the promotion of human welfare and social reforms
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[功能的,有用的] useful; in good working order
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[努力,尽力] effort; expenditure of much physical work
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[区域,地区] region; territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing; division of territory
dwelling  Speak Example sentences
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[尝试,努力] try to do something by employing effort
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[勇敢的] bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
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[晋升,赞扬] raise in rank or dignity; praise
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[住处,寓所] residence; place to live in; abode
ecstasy  Speak Example sentences
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[可靠的,可信赖的] reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
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[全神贯注,入迷,高兴] intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
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[雕刻术,雕版,雕版图] the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface by cutting grooves into it
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[味,风味] distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste
exalt  Speak Example sentences
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[感激的,感谢的] thankful; appreciative of benefits received
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[晋升,赞扬] raise in rank or dignity; praise
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[勇敢的] bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
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[美化,赞扬] cause to seem more splendid; beautify
exertion  Speak Example sentences
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[努力,尽力] effort; expenditure of much physical work
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[无知的,不了解的] lacking education or knowledge; unaware
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[家具] movable articles in a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working
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[镶边,绣花,添油加醋] decorate with needlework; add details to
exhaustion  Speak Example sentences
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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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[味,风味] distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste
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[晋升,赞扬] raise in rank or dignity; praise
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[夸张] overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
faction  Speak Example sentences
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[龌龊的,污秽的] nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure
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[派别,内讧,纠纷] a party of persons having a common end in view
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[头盔,钢盔] defensive covering for the head; hat, made of cork, felt, or metal, worn as a uniform of soldiers, firemen
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[夸张] overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
firm  Speak Example sentences
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[正式的,形式的,合乎礼仪的] official; executed, carried out or done in proper or regular form
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[勇敢的] bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
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[结实的,坚定的] hard; solid; resolute; determined
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[难辨认的,字迹模糊的] incapable of being read; unclear; not legible
functional  Speak Example sentences
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[过度的,过分的,过多的] extreme; inordinate; too much
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[雾] droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground; haze
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[夸张] overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
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[功能的,有用的] useful; in good working order