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  Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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[聊天,非正式談話] chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
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[模棱兩可] unclear or doubtful in meaning
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[縮寫,縮寫詞] shortening something by omitting parts of it
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[宗派,教派] class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
alleviate  Speak Example sentences
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[解脫,釋放,釋然] provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
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[診斷] analyze; examine; identify the cause of something
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[表現的特色,刻畫的性格] distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
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[洞穴,供居住或躲藏的洞或地道] tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
ambiguity  Speak Example sentences
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[模棱兩可] state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
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[洩出氣體,放出空氣] reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from
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[聊天,非正式談話] chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
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[行動一致的集團,政黨或國家] a group of nations, parties, or persons united for common action
apologetic  Speak Example sentences
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[注定,指定為] intend or choose someone or something for a particular purpose or end
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[道歉的,歉意的] offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense
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[連續的] following one after another without interruption; sequential
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[斷言] state without proof; assert to be true
append  Speak Example sentences
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[模棱兩可] unclear or doubtful in meaning
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[追加,附上] attach; add as supplement or appendix
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[(使)循環,(使)傳播] move through space, circuit, or system, returning to the starting point
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[災難,不幸] the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
aviation  Speak Example sentences
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[傳下,遺傳] move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood
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[紀念] serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
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[縮寫,縮寫詞] shortening something by omitting parts of it
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[航空,航空學] art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
calcium  Speak Example sentences
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[溫室,音樂或戲劇學院] greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
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[爭論,爭辯] competing as for any profit or prize
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[鈣] silvery, moderately hard metallic element
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[收集,聚集] gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
characterize  Speak Example sentences
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[追加,附上] attach; add as supplement or appendix
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[增加,附於] fasten; append; add on; secure to something
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[表現的特色,刻畫的性格] distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
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[宗派,教派] class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
concoct  Speak Example sentences
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[符合,順應,相配,使適合] comply with; follow; fit; meet
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[調製,捏造] digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
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[爭論,爭辯] competing as for any profit or prize
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[注定,指定為] intend or choose someone or something for a particular purpose or end
consecutive  Speak Example sentences
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[住處,住所,適應,調節,通融] living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience
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[傳下,遺傳] move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood
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[連續的] following one after another without interruption; sequential
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[道歉的,歉意的] offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense