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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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adjoining  Speak Example sentences
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[毗邻的] neighboring; being in contact at some point or line; joining to
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[海狸] amphibious rodent about two feet in length; fur of the beaver; tall hat, originally made from beaver fur
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[害羞的,羞怯的] abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
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[燃烧( 燃烧过程)] act of burning something
adventurer  Speak Example sentences
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[冒险家] one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries
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[小巷,小径] a narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
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[害羞的,羞怯的] abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
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[灵巧的,右撇子] skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
anarchy  Speak Example sentences
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[无政府主义] absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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[过去的,昔日的] past; gone by
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[消毒剂] a substance that kills germs or viruses; agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine
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[燃烧( 燃烧过程)] act of burning something
aristocracy  Speak Example sentences
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[幸运的,吉祥的] attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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[贵族] hereditary nobility; privileged class
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[过去的,昔日的] past; gone by
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[贵族] one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
beard  Speak Example sentences
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[胡须,(麦)芒] hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
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[灵巧的,右撇子] skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
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[被供养或赡养的人] one who relies on another especially for financial support
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[草丛,树丛,灌木丛,一块,一团] cluster or close group of bushes, trees; mass; the sound of heavy treading
beseech  Speak Example sentences
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[添加剂] something added to a substance, esp. food, to improve it or to preserve it; supplement
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[贵族] hereditary nobility; privileged class
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[冒险家] one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries
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[乞求,恳求] beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
burgeon  Speak Example sentences
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[歪曲,漫画,讽刺画] a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
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[发芽,成长] grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
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[无政府主义] absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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[幸运的,吉祥的] attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
caricature  Speak Example sentences
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[歪曲,漫画,讽刺画] a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
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[害羞的,羞怯的] abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
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[保镖,侍卫] guard to protect or defend person; lifeguard
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[名字,标题] name; title; the act of naming; the act of appealing for aid, sympathy
cessation  Speak Example sentences
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[迫切地,危急地] with great urgency; seriously; severely
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[停止] bringing or coming to an end; cease
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[亲缘关系] natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
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[穿着,服饰(正规服装的总称)] clothes, especially of a particular or formal type; dress
chivalry  Speak Example sentences
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[密码,数字] secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
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[骑士气概,侠义,(男人)对女人彬彬有礼] courtesy towards women
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[离合器,紧要关口] device for gripping and holding; a tense, critical situation
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[歪曲,漫画,讽刺画] a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect