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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abate  Speak Example sentences
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[風箱] a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
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[不合習俗,放蕩不羈] unconventional in an artistic way
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[減弱,減少] subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
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[燃燒( 燃燒過程)] act of burning something
alacrity  Speak Example sentences
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[歡快的情緒] cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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[獨裁者] one who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims authoritatively for the direction of others.
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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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[授權,委任狀] act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant
aloof  Speak Example sentences
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[分離,保留] apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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[芬芳的] fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
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[(士兵)下士,肉體的,身體的] belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant
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[厭惡,抵制] firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
analogous  Speak Example sentences
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[親緣關係] natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
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[小馬車,童車(嬰兒手推車)] small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
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[減弱,減少] subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
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[類似的] comparable; similar or alike
armor  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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[裝甲,裝甲車] shield; defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
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[仲裁者] someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue;  one having the power to make authoritative decisions
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[愛慕,崇拜] act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god
aromatic  Speak Example sentences
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[補充,使完善] something that completes or makes up a whole or brings to perfection
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[鑿子] a metal tool with a sharp edge used to cut and shape stone, wood, or metal
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[天體的,天堂的] relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel
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[芬芳的] fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
averse  Speak Example sentences
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[清楚地講話,清晰地發音] speak clearly and distinctly; utter a speech sound; be jointed; make clear or effective
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[小馬車,童車(嬰兒手推車)] small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
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[反對的] reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
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[停止] bringing or coming to an end; cease
bashful  Speak Example sentences
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[親緣關係] natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
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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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[厭惡,抵制] firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
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[燃燒( 燃燒過程)] act of burning something
birch  Speak Example sentences
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[補充,使完善] something that completes or makes up a whole or brings to perfection
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[聚集] gather or grow into bunches
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[樺樹,赤楊] tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
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[芬芳的] fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
clergyman  Speak Example sentences
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[牧師,教士] a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
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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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[厭惡,抵制] firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
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[鑿子] a metal tool with a sharp edge used to cut and shape stone, wood, or metal