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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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quiver  Speak Example sentences
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[監督] oversee with the power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise
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[輕微快速的振動] shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement
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[職業的] of a vocation or occupation; providing a special skill rather than academic knowledge
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[不必要的,多餘的] being beyond what is required or sufficient
recline  Speak Example sentences
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[靠,躺,倚] cause or permit to lean, incline, rest; place in a recumbent position
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[不必要的,多餘的] being beyond what is required or sufficient
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[激烈的,熱烈的] forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
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[主觀的,個人的] occurring or taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world; unreal
responsive  Speak Example sentences
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[響應的,做出相應的] reactive; readily reacting to people or events; showing emotion
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[長出,萌芽] have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up
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[站得住腳的,無懈可擊的] capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector
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[稀少的,稀疏的] occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
reticent  Speak Example sentences
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[喇叭] brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
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[過度的,過分的] not due; not yet owing; not just, proper, or legal; excessive
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[沉默不語的] inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
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[晦暗,污點] make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
scapegoat  Speak Example sentences
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[替罪羊] someone who bears the blame for others
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[象徵] represent; signify; stand for
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[靜止的,單調的] not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
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[穿過] go through or across, often under difficult conditions
semblance  Speak Example sentences
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[外貌,相似] seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
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[加強,鞏固] reinforce; fortify; make strong or increase the strength of
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[居住] dwell; live in a place permanently or for an extended period
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[試探性的,嘗試的,暫時的,] hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
shrub  Speak Example sentences
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[灌木,灌木叢] bush; a large plant with a rounded shape formed from many small branches
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[輕微快速的振動] shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement
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[副標題,小標題,字幕] secondary or explanatory title;  printed translation of the dialogue of film shown at the bottom of the screen
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[簡潔,扼要的] effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
sprout  Speak Example sentences
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[變異,變種] act of changing or altering
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[健壯的,精力旺盛的,有力的] robust; healthy; energetic, and active in mind or body
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[征服] quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
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[長出,萌芽] have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up
stagnant  Speak Example sentences
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[證實,驗證] establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
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[靜止的,單調的] not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
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[稀少的,稀疏的] occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
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[修改,修訂] amend; change or correct something, such as a piece of writing
strengthen  Speak Example sentences
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[熱心,熱誠] intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object
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[證實,驗證] establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
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[觀光,遊覽] act or pastime of visiting sights of interest
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[加強,鞏固] reinforce; fortify; make strong or increase the strength of