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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abate  Speak Example sentences
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[一致,符合] behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
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[敬畏] mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
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[陳舊的,過時的] old-fashioned; obsolete
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[減弱,減少] subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
abject  Speak Example sentences
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[窮困潦倒,卑微] being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
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[社會等級,等級] any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
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[平靜,安撫] bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
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[精美食品,嬌美的,挑剔的] delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
arbitrator  Speak Example sentences
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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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[阻止生長,使枯萎,毀壞] blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
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[小心地,謹慎地] gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner
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[交替出現] occur successively; pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another
auspicious  Speak Example sentences
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[幸運的,吉祥的] attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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[有識別能力的,眼光敏銳的] exhibiting keen insight and good judgment; quick to understand
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[傷心,失望委屈] anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
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[可惡的,非常糟糕] detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
awe  Speak Example sentences
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[牢牢抓住] close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch
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[窮困潦倒,卑微] being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
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[交替出現] occur successively; pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another
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[敬畏] mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
beard  Speak Example sentences
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[鬍鬚,(麥)芒] hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
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[解散,終止,解體] breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
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[平靜,安撫] bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
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[大為吃驚,(極度的)驚愕,驚恐] intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
blazing  Speak Example sentences
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[平仄,重音] rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
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[熾燒的,閃耀的] light up by or as by fire or flame; of tremendous intensity or fervor
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[化合物] combination of two or more elements or parts
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[平靜,安撫] bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
boisterous  Speak Example sentences
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[狂暴,喧囂] rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
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[製陶瓷的,陶瓷的,陶瓷製品] Of or about pottery, relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
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[社會等級,等級] any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
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[可惡的,非常糟糕] detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
caste  Speak Example sentences
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[製陶瓷的,陶瓷的,陶瓷製品] Of or about pottery, relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
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[騎兵部隊] part of military force which serves on horseback
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[社會等級,等級] any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
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[抗菌的,抗生的]  of or relating to a chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
ceramic  Speak Example sentences
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[沮喪的,失望的] being in low spirits; depressed
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[製陶瓷的,陶瓷的,陶瓷製品] Of or about pottery, relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
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[一致,符合] behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
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[平仄,重音] rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat