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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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quench  Speak Example sentences
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[哀號,痛哭] grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
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[弄濕,撲滅,熄滅,淬火] put out a fire; extinguish;  put an end to; destroy
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[使恐怖,使驚嚇] frighten; fill with terror
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[沉默不語的] inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
ruffle  Speak Example sentences
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[變皺,弄皺,激怒] make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion
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[健壯的] vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
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[(四邊形的厚物質)板,片] block consisting of a thick piece of something
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[適時的,及時的] being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
safeguard  Speak Example sentences
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[沉默不語的] inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
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[刺激,激勵,激發] encourage; motivate; arouse; spur;  excite or invigorate with a stimulant
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[表示,意味] denote; mean; indicate
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[防衛措施,防範措施] one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
signify  Speak Example sentences
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[時尚] popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
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[表示,意味] denote; mean; indicate
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[奇的,獨一無二的] unique; extraordinary; being only one
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[熟練的,精通的] acquainted through study or experience; knowledgeable or skilled
simulate  Speak Example sentences
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[單方面的,單邊的] being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided
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[減少,變弱] decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
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[奇的,獨一無二的] unique; extraordinary; being only one
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[模仿,冒充] make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
singular  Speak Example sentences
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[使恐怖,使驚嚇] frighten; fill with terror
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[奇的,獨一無二的] unique; extraordinary; being only one
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[有效性,合法性] quality of having legal force or effectiveness
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[環繞,完全籠罩,做成花環] cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist
stimulate  Speak Example sentences
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[下劃線,強調] mark a line below, as words; underscore.
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[刺激,激勵,激發] encourage; motivate; arouse; spur;  excite or invigorate with a stimulant
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[有效性,合法性] quality of having legal force or effectiveness
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[沉默不語的] inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
succumb  Speak Example sentences
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[屈服,屈從,死] submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
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[辯護,維護] clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
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[環繞,完全籠罩,做成花環] cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist
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[變皺,弄皺,激怒] make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion
swerve  Speak Example sentences
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[被糾纏,纏結,亂成一團] a knot of threads, or other things, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged
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[轉向,突然轉向] wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward
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[使簡易,使易做,簡化] make simple; make less complex; make clear by explaining for
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[防衛措施,防範措施] one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
tacit  Speak Example sentences
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[沒有說出的,數不清的] not told; not related; not revealed
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[滴,細流] flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip
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[默許的,會意的] indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
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[使簡易,使易做,簡化] make simple; make less complex; make clear by explaining for