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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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advisable  Speak Example sentences
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[从善如流的,适当的,可行的] proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent; ready to receive advice
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[骇人的,可怕的] causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
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[确实地,确信地] in a way that causes something to be certain; undoubtedly
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[(士兵)下士,肉体的,身体的] belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant
aloof  Speak Example sentences
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[分离,保留] apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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[偿付] pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for
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[亲缘关系] natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
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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
alternate  Speak Example sentences
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[交替出现] occur successively; pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another
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[失礼,无礼] lack of respect for; disrespectful mental attitude
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[生效的,适合的] capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance
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[海狸] amphibious rodent about two feet in length; fur of the beaver; tall hat, originally made from beaver fur
anarchy  Speak Example sentences
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[芬芳的] fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
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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
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[无政府主义] absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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[纯熟,灵巧] right-handedness; readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using the hands; expertness in manual acts
applicable  Speak Example sentences
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[生效的,适合的] capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance
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[篓,板条箱] large basket, used for moving china or similar wares; box or case whose sides are of wooden slats with interspaces
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[偿付] pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for
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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
approbation  Speak Example sentences
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[取消,废除] cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid
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[随便,傲慢] offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
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[肉体的,物质的] bodily; of material nature; tangible
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[同意,批准] expression of warm approval; praise
bohemian  Speak Example sentences
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[取消,废除] cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid
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[不合习俗,放荡不羁] unconventional in an artistic way
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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
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[名人] a widely known person
casting  Speak Example sentences
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[反复无常,一时幻想,奇怪的想法] sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
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[同意] agree; give consent, often at the insistence of another; concede
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[铸件,铸造] choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
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[沮丧的,失望的] being in low spirits; depressed
conformity  Speak Example sentences
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[一致,符合] behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
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[从善如流的,适当的,可行的] proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent; ready to receive advice
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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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[祖先] family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
conjecture  Speak Example sentences
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[分离,保留] apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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[荒芜的,荒废的] remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
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[反复无常,一时幻想,奇怪的想法] sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
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[推测,猜测] believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds