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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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jeer  Speak Example sentences
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[想家,鄉愁] homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
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[壯觀的,莊嚴的] stately; royal; relating to a monarch
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[色素] a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
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[嘲笑] gear; tackle; the combination of tackles for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship
laborious  Speak Example sentences
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[核心的] central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn
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[陷入(泥塘),麻煩纏身] cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
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[意外,災難] unfortunate accident; bad luck
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[艱苦的,勤勞的] demanding much work or care; tedious
malnutrition  Speak Example sentences
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[礦石] a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
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[傳單] small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part
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[營養不良] state of poor nutrition
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[意外,災難] unfortunate accident; bad luck
monotonous  Speak Example sentences
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[寬宏大量的] generous; high-minded; chivalrous
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[浪費的,大方的] liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
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[嘲笑] gear; tackle; the combination of tackles for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship
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[單調乏味的,無變化的] boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
mutation  Speak Example sentences
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[氾濫,壓倒] cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
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[序,先驅,先導] introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
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[表示語音的] of or about the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
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[突變,變異] change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
necessitate  Speak Example sentences
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[懶散的,馬虎的,疏忽的,鬆弛的,不緊張的,] loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
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[使需要,使成為必需] make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
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[序,先驅,先導] introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
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[全景,概觀] complete view in every direction.
nostalgia  Speak Example sentences
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[明晰的,聰明的] easily understood; clear; intelligible
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[想家,鄉愁] homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
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[俗人,犯人,外行] someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
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[出汗,排汗] sweat; excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
obedient  Speak Example sentences
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[航海的] relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
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[服從的,順從的] the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
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[傷害] wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
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[突變,變異] change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
odour  Speak Example sentences
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[氣味,香味] any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume
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[最小化] reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree
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[表示語音的] of or about the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
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[俗人,犯人,外行] someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
ore  Speak Example sentences
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[序,先驅,先導] introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
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[傳單] small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part
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[顯然的,虛假的] put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
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[礦石] a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined