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Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
provision 
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 | [辩护,维护] clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend |
| [供应,供应品] stipulated condition; an act of supplying or fitting out; something provided |
| [四轮车] four-wheeled, usually horse-drawn vehicle; wagon |
| [互相的,互动的,互惠的] concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting |
pseudonym
2
| [统一,使成一体] integrate; make into or become one unit |
| [假名,笔名] pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| [供应,供应品] stipulated condition; an act of supplying or fitting out; something provided |
| [认购,承购,承保,承担] write under something else; subscribe; assume financial responsibility for; guarantee against failure |
pungent
3
| [刺激的,辛辣的,尖锐的] stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic |
| [认购,承购,承保,承担] write under something else; subscribe; assume financial responsibility for; guarantee against failure |
| [食物,生计] act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health |
| [反顾,回顾] review; look back upon; remember |
reproach
4
| [四轮车] four-wheeled, usually horse-drawn vehicle; wagon |
| [上层构造,(船舶的)上层部分,(楼房的)上层建筑] physical or conceptual structure extended or developed from a basic form; part of a building above the foundation |
| [表示失望,责备] express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace |
| [费力的,精力充沛的] arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force |
rhetoric
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| [说话的学问,花言巧语] art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language |
| [站得住脚的,无懈可击的] capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector |
| [资格,条件] an attribute or requirement that must be met |
| [植物,草木,植被] plants of an area or a region; plant life |
skeptical
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| [怀疑的,不相信的] marked by or given to doubt; questioning |
| [被纠缠,缠结,乱成一团] a knot of threads, or other things, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged |
| [假名,笔名] pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| [环绕,完全笼罩,做成花环] cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist |
slum
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| [稀少的,稀疏的] occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense |
| [必要的食品或商品,主要成分,加固,别针] necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables |
| [被纠缠,缠结,乱成一团] a knot of threads, or other things, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged |
| [贫民窟] a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions |
subordinate
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| [低级的,下级的,次要的] occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive |
| [植物,草木,植被] plants of an area or a region; plant life |
| [减去,除去] remove a part from the whole |
| [不足的,缺乏的] scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough |
succinct
9
| [登记员,记录员,(法院的)书记员] one who registers; a recorder; a keeper of records |
| [取代,推迟] be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power |
| [认购,承购,承保,承担] write under something else; subscribe; assume financial responsibility for; guarantee against failure |
| [简洁的,紧身的] brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words |
supplementary
10
| [主观的,不实际的] occurring or taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world; unreal |
| [质地,(材料等)结构] rough surface quality; the structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; the feel of a surface or a fabric |
| [使飞快地旋转,眩晕,乱七八糟] act of rotating or revolving rapidly; state of confusion; tumult |
| [补充的] added to complete or make up a deficiency |