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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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advocate  Speak Example sentences
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[假装强壮,欺骗] the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
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[围裙] an article of dress, of cloth or other stuff, worn on the forepart of the body, to keep the clothes clean
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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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[提倡者,主张者,拥护者] one that argues for a cause; supporter or defender
allegory  Speak Example sentences
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[完全的,完美的,完成] carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
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[求爱,求爱时期] a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
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[债务人] a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
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[寓言] symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
allergy  Speak Example sentences
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[简略的,草率的,粗鲁的,三言两语的] having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
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[平静,安抚] bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
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[过敏症,厌恶] hypersensitivity reaction; abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances
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[提倡者,主张者,拥护者] one that argues for a cause; supporter or defender
annals  Speak Example sentences
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[彬彬有礼,斯文] act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
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[正式警告] formal warning in law; close attention to minimizing risk
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[记录,历史] a chronological record of the events of successive years
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[荒芜的,荒废的] remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
averse  Speak Example sentences
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[反对的] reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
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[方法,工具,代理人] one that acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
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[厌恶,抵制] firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
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[清楚地讲话,清晰地发音] speak clearly and distinctly; utter a speech sound; be jointed; make clear or effective
bluff  Speak Example sentences
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[提倡者,主张者,拥护者] one that argues for a cause; supporter or defender
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[假装强壮,欺骗] the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
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[空间的] of or relating to dimensions
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[想像得出的,可信的] capable of being conceived, imagined, or understood
cavalier  Speak Example sentences
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[随便,傲慢] offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
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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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[使弯曲] bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure
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[生效的,适合的] capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance
comparatively  Speak Example sentences
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[过敏症,厌恶] hypersensitivity reaction; abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances
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[相当地,比较地] relatively; in comparison
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[一贫如洗] extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
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[胆小,懦弱] lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit
contiguous  Speak Example sentences
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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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[完全的,完美的,完成] carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
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[愤世嫉俗] skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
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[荒芜的,荒废的] remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
courtship  Speak Example sentences
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[假装强壮,欺骗] the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
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[急速,急件] act of sending off something; the property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
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[求爱,求爱时期] a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
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[生效的,适合的] capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance