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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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punctual  Speak Example sentences
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[準時的,按時的] consisting in a point; limited to a point; unexpended; precise
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[激烈的,熱烈的] forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
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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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[徵稅,課稅,稅款,稅] laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue
recede  Speak Example sentences
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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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[蒸籠,蒸鍋,汽船,輪船] a vessel propelled by steam; steamship or steamboat;  road locomotive for use on common roads
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[合成] combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things together
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[後退,收回(諾言)] move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension
reproach  Speak Example sentences
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[晶體管,晶體管收音機] a small electronic device containing a semiconductor and having at least three electrical contacts
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[表示失望,責備] express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
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[旋轉,漩渦] whirling motion; eddy, as of water
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[硫磺] a nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities
rhetoric  Speak Example sentences
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[說話的學問,花言巧語] art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
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[刺激,刺激物] helps something to happen more quickly
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[加強,鞏固] reinforce; fortify; make strong or increase the strength of
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[君主的,至高無上的] having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
rural  Speak Example sentences
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[行動遲緩的] lazy; with little movement; very slow
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[茶點,提神之事物] activity that refreshes and recreates; snacks and drinks served as a light meal
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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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[農村的,鄉下的,田園的] country; relating to rural areas
seam  Speak Example sentences
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[牽引] friction between body and surface on which it moves
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[縫,接縫] line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
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[加強,鞏固] reinforce; fortify; make strong or increase the strength of
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[精煉,精製] purify; make more precise; improve
sparse  Speak Example sentences
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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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[行動遲緩的] lazy; with little movement; very slow
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[刺激,刺激物] helps something to happen more quickly
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[腫瘤] tumor; abnormal growth of tissue resulting from uncontrolled, progressive multiplication of cells
stagger  Speak Example sentences
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[尚好的,尚可以的,可以忍受的] capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally
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[捐助,捐獻,訂購] write underneath, as one's name; sign to a document; promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount
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[蹣跚,搖晃] sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements
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[改變,變化] change an aspect of; alter in form, appearance, substance, position; make different by a partial change; modify
terrify  Speak Example sentences
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[蹣跚,搖晃] sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements
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[茶點,提神之事物] activity that refreshes and recreates; snacks and drinks served as a light meal
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[精煉,精製] purify; make more precise; improve
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[使恐怖,使驚嚇] frighten; fill with terror
tolerable  Speak Example sentences
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[加強,鞏固] reinforce; fortify; make strong or increase the strength of
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[君主的,至高無上的] having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
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[尚好的,尚可以的,可以忍受的] capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally
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[農村的,鄉下的,田園的] country; relating to rural areas