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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abhor  Speak Example sentences
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[憎恨] fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
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[想像得出的,可信的] capable of being conceived, imagined, or understood
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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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[瓦解,腐烂] breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
agility  Speak Example sentences
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[敏捷] mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
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[古迹,古物] ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
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[过敏症,厌恶] hypersensitivity reaction; abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances
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[派生的] unoriginal; derived from another source
aristocracy  Speak Example sentences
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[贵族] hereditary nobility; privileged class
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[默许] assent; agree without protesting
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[荒芜的] dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
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[社会等级,等级] any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
aristocrat  Speak Example sentences
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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
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[贵族] one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
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[慢无目的的,断断续续的] aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
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[炽烧的,闪耀的] light up by or as by fire or flame; of tremendous intensity or fervor
armor  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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[装甲,装甲车] shield; defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
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[违约,突破,打破] breaking of contract or duty; breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap
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[可恶的,非常糟糕] detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
ascetic  Speak Example sentences
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[折旧] lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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[苦行,禁欲] leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
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[极光] a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic
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[派生的] unoriginal; derived from another source
blemish  Speak Example sentences
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[损害,玷污 瑕疵,缺点] mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
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[大本营] fortress; a fortified place which people could go for shelter during a battle
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[迫切地,危急地] with great urgency; seriously; severely
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[社会等级,等级] any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
breach  Speak Example sentences
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[违约,突破,打破] breaking of contract or duty; breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap
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[可恶的,非常糟糕] detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
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[弄皱,起皱] fall apart; fold or collapse; crush together or press into wrinkles
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[假装强壮,欺骗] the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
civility  Speak Example sentences
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[古迹,古物] ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
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[彬彬有礼,斯文] act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
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[过敏症,厌恶] hypersensitivity reaction; abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances
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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
commandment  Speak Example sentences
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[过敏症,厌恶] hypersensitivity reaction; abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances
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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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[可恶的,非常糟糕] detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
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[戒律] order or injunction given by authority; command; charge; an act of commanding; exercise of authority