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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abortive  Speak Example sentences
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[傷心,失望委屈] anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
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[反复無常,一時幻想,奇怪的想法] sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
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[不成功的,失敗] unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
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[變更,改造] a passage from one form or state to another; change
accrue  Speak Example sentences
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[貴族] hereditary nobility; privileged class
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[增加] increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
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[鬼,幽靈] ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
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[害羞的,羞怯的] abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
affinity  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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[忍受,接受] give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
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[彼此合得來的,意氣相投的] compatible; friendly, and pleasant
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[不成功的,失敗] unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
anarchy  Speak Example sentences
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[忍受,接受] give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
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[蘋果酒,蘋果汁] beverage made from juice pressed from apples
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[無政府主義] absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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[行為,(土地或建築物的)契約,證書] something that is carried out; act or action; feat or exploit
armor  Speak Example sentences
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[行為,(土地或建築物的)契約,證書] something that is carried out; act or action; feat or exploit
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[反對的,矛盾的] nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
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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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[隨便,傲慢] offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
articulate  Speak Example sentences
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[蘋果酒,蘋果汁] beverage made from juice pressed from apples
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[傷心,失望委屈] anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
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[痛苦] cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
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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
assail  Speak Example sentences
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[迫切地,危急地] with great urgency; seriously; severely
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[攻擊] assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
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[正式的,儀式的] formal or ritual; ceremonious
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[反复無常,一時幻想,奇怪的想法] sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
compact  Speak Example sentences
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[增加] increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
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[極光] a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic
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[屈服,屈尊] condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
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[緊湊形小車,小粉盒] small and economical car; small cosmetics case
competence  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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[能力,勝任] quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
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[過敏的,討厭的] excessively sensitive; susceptible; having an allergy
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[令人輕視的] worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
composure  Speak Example sentences
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[反复無常,一時幻想,奇怪的想法] sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
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[正式的,儀式的] formal or ritual; ceremonious
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[鎮定,沉著] mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
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[迫切地,危急地] with great urgency; seriously; severely