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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abeyance  Speak Example sentences
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[平仄,重音] rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
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[沮丧的,失望的] being in low spirits; depressed
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[同族的,类似的] of the same kin; related by blood
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[悬而未决] suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
abrogate  Speak Example sentences
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[废除] abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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[大本营] fortress; a fortified place which people could go for shelter during a battle
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[大舞厅] large room used mainly for dancing
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[精美食品,娇美的,挑剔的] delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
acquainted  Speak Example sentences
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[平仄,重音] rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
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[有知识的,知晓的] known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
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[神,被奉若神明的人或物] god; divinity; supernatural things
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[阻止生长,使枯萎,毁坏] blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
allude  Speak Example sentences
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[保护冲击,减震] protect from impacts or other disturbing effects; absorb the shock of
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[精美食品,娇美的,挑剔的] delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
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[反复无常的] fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
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[暗指] refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
antibiotic  Speak Example sentences
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[宣言,誓言] testimony under oath; the act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
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[良性的,好的,和蔼可亲的] kindly; favorable; not malignant
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[抗菌的,抗生的]  of or relating to a chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
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[暗指] refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
audacious  Speak Example sentences
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[常客] clients of professional person; the body of customers or patrons
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[接触着的,接近的,邻近的,接壤的] sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
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[大胆的,鲁莽的] fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
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[巨石] a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil
austere  Speak Example sentences
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[骑兵部队] part of military force which serves on horseback
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[保护冲击,减震] protect from impacts or other disturbing effects; absorb the shock of
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[严厉的,朴素的] strict or severe in the discipline; severely simple and unornamented
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[宣言,誓言] testimony under oath; the act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
birch  Speak Example sentences
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[有知识的,知晓的] known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
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[桦树,赤杨] tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
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[大本营] fortress; a fortified place which people could go for shelter during a battle
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[保护冲击,减震] protect from impacts or other disturbing effects; absorb the shock of
boulder  Speak Example sentences
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[巨石] a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil
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[市政府,公司,企业] business firm; a group of people combined into or acting as one body
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[平仄,重音] rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
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[保护冲击,减震] protect from impacts or other disturbing effects; absorb the shock of
capricious  Speak Example sentences
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[瓦解,腐烂] breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
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[防卫,防卫物] protection from harm
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[赞美诗,颂歌] round dance; a song of joy; a song of praise or joy, especially for Christmas
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[反复无常的] fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly