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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lavish  Speak Example sentences
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[迫害,不斷困擾] pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
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[糾纏,強求] trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations
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[浪費的,大方的] liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
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[有威脅的,惡兆的] threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
layman  Speak Example sentences
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[符號,記號] technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction
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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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[序言,開端] something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
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[氾濫,壓倒] cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
lenient  Speak Example sentences
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[寬大的,仁慈的] relaxing; not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected
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[悲傷,慟哭] grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
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[花瓣] one of the often brightly colored parts of a flower, immediately surrounding reproductive organs
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[徹底檢查,大修] examine or go over carefully for needed repairs; make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate
locality  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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[位置,地方] place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood
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[沉思,考察,深思熟慮,小孔,細口] gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively
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[寄宿,住房(常指出租的房間)] accommodation; a temporary place to stay
maritime  Speak Example sentences
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[尼龍] any of a family of high-strength, resilient synthetic polymers
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[遵守,奉行(法律,習俗)] act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; an act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship or respect
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[位置,地方] place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood
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[海事的,海運的,海上的] relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical
muddle  Speak Example sentences
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[花瓣] one of the often brightly colored parts of a flower, immediately surrounding reproductive organs
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[集合,軍事動員] assemble, prepare, or put into operation for or as if for war; make mobile or capable of movement
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[迷惑的,搞亂了的,混淆了的] make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner
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[迫害,不斷困擾] pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
multitude  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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[大量,多數,大眾,民眾] a great number; many
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[在前的] ahead; before; existing or happening before someone or something
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[搶劫,掠奪] take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
narcotic  Speak Example sentences
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[謙卑的,馴服的,溫和的,順從的] quiet and obedient; showing patience and humility
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[疲倦的,無精打采的] lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
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[麻醉的,催眠的] the addictive drug, such as opium that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
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[徹底檢查,大修] examine or go over carefully for needed repairs; make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate
negligible  Speak Example sentences
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[可忽略不計的] so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
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[海事的,海運的,海上的] relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical
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[生產力,生產率] quality or state of being productive; productiveness.
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[島,島嶼] island; spot within another of a different color
notation  Speak Example sentences
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[生產力,生產率] quality or state of being productive; productiveness.
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[符號,記號] technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction
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[島,島嶼] island; spot within another of a different color
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[虔誠] religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness