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Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
dismay 
1
 | [促進,幫助,使變容易] help bring about; make less difficult |
| [使沮喪,使害怕] destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm |
| [扭曲,歪曲] twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent |
| [商人,企業家,承包人] a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor |
elicit
2
| [習語,成語] an expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style |
| [惡化,加劇] increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate |
| [得出] draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer |
| [先驅,前身] predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another |
embargo
3
| [禁運] ban on commerce or other activity |
| [詞彙表] a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book |
| [大雨,暴雨] pouring or streaming downwards especially a heavy or continuous shower |
| [粒狀的,含顆粒的] consisting of or resembling grains; having grainy texture |
ephemeral
4
| [港口,避難所] sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships; place of shelter; refuge |
| [假設,假說] assumption; an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved |
| [移居入境] move into another country to stay there permanently |
| [朝生暮死,短暫,短命] short-lived; enduring a very short time |
exacerbate
5
| [(害蟲,盜賊等)大批出沒於,寄生於] overrun; invade in great numbers; occupy in large numbers or live on a host |
| [港口,避難所] sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships; place of shelter; refuge |
| [惡化,加劇] increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate |
| [假設,假說] assumption; an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved |
extort
6
| [根除,杜絕] completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate |
| [詞彙表] a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book |
| [睡著的,隱匿的] sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active |
| [敲詐,勒索] obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats |
facilitate
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| [動力,動機] incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body |
| [促進,幫助,使變容易] help bring about; make less difficult |
| [無疑,必定,可能,十有八九] free from fear or suspicion; very probably, in all likelihood; doubtlessly |
| [詞彙表] a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book |
flabby
8
| [商人,企業家,承包人] a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor |
| [最終的] ultimate; occurring at an unspecified time in the future |
| [經濟的,節儉的] thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness |
| [優柔寡斷的性格,軟弱的,沒氣力的] weak; lacking firmness |
forerunner
9
| [先驅,前身] predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another |
| [根除,杜絕] completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate |
| [修剪過的樹籬,限制] thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes |
| [縮水,減少] shrink; reduce in size; become less |
fume
10
| [腺體] an organ of the body or of a plant that produces liquid chemicals that have various purposes |
| [有害,濃烈或難聞的氣體] a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles |
| [引起,激起,喚起] bring out; arouse; call forth |
| [(旅行用的)手提箱,手提袋] container for holding or carrying miscellaneous items, especially a traveling case or bag |