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Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
rhetoric 
1
 | [說話的學問,花言巧語] art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language |
| [支配,掌握,] handle with skill; exercise effectively; have power over; a rule or manage |
| [膽怯] lack of self-confidence or courage |
| [變皺,弄皺,激怒] make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion |
rigorous
2
| [(小孩子的)蹣跚學步] walk with short, tottering steps, as a child. |
| [嚴峻的,嚴格的,嚴厲的] full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise |
| [特殊情況,與眾不同] a particular or peculiar case; a distinguishing mark or feature |
| [資格,條件] an attribute or requirement that must be met |
ruffle
3
| [變皺,弄皺,激怒] make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion |
| [輕蔑,瞧不起] extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain |
| [輔助的,支流的] a branch that flows into the mainstream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for |
| [沒有說出的,數不清的] not told; not related; not revealed |
sporadic
4
| [嚴峻的,嚴格的,嚴厲的] full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise |
| [加強] give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance |
| [放射,輻射] spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves |
| [零星的] occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time |
stipulate
5
| [(小孩子的)蹣跚學步] walk with short, tottering steps, as a child. |
| [規定,明細化] specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement |
| [撤退] withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity |
| [硫磺] a nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities |
strenuous
6
| [費力的,精力充沛的] arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force |
| [嚴峻的,嚴格的,嚴厲的] full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise |
| [說話的學問,花言巧語] art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language |
| [使恐怖,使驚嚇] frighten; fill with terror |
stuntman
7
| [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 |
| [特技演員] man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk |
| [減去,除去] remove a part from the whole |
| [蹣跚,搖晃] sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements |
supersonic
8
| [下沉,平息,減退] settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down |
| [超音速的] having, caused by, or relating to a speed greater than the speed of sound |
| [刺激的,辛辣的,尖銳的] stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic |
| [征服] quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down |
swarm
9
| [沒有說出的,數不清的] not told; not related; not revealed |
| [一大群,擠滿,佔滿,蜂擁] dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees |
| [放射,輻射] spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves |
| [資格,條件] an attribute or requirement that must be met |
systematic
10
| [系統的,體系的] ordered; methodical; carried on using step-by-step procedures |
| [特技演員] man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk |
| [顫動,震動] shake, quiver; move or swing from side to side regularly |
| [一大群,擠滿,佔滿,蜂擁] dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees |