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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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edifice  Speak Example sentences
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[颂词,赞美词] expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
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[拥挤] a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
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[迷宫] maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
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[宏伟的建筑物] the building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
electronic  Speak Example sentences
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[流氓,无赖,恶棍] untrustworthy person;  deceitful and unreliable scoundrel; a man of humble birth; male servant
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[音乐,娱乐,欢喜,高兴] music; entertainment; joy; merriment; mirth
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[稀奇古怪的,怪异] fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
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[电子的,电子仪器的] of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.
eminence  Speak Example sentences
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[显赫的声望] fame; high-status importance owing to marked superiority; the rise of ground; hill
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[期满,终止] act of coming to a close; termination; the act of breathing out; exhalation
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[史诗,剧作] a long heroic poem, or similar work of art
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[发烧的] marked by intense agitation or emotion
enmity  Speak Example sentences
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[稀奇古怪的,怪异] fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
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[憎恨,仇恨] ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
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[宏伟的建筑物] the building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
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[史诗,剧作] a long heroic poem, or similar work of art
epic  Speak Example sentences
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[置于危险之中] endanger; imperil; put at risk
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[眼花缭乱] lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted
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[史诗,剧作] a long heroic poem, or similar work of art
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[水槽,街沟] channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; eaves channel; eaves trough
giddy  Speak Example sentences
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[显赫的声望] fame; high-status importance owing to marked superiority; the rise of ground; hill
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[公民权,营业执照] a right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in a particular area
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[熏香,焚香的烟] smoke or odor produced by the burning of such a substance; the pleasant smell
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[眼花缭乱] lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted
grievance  Speak Example sentences
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[委屈,冤情,不平] cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
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[最初的,初始的] early; preliminary; occurring at the beginning
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[省略] omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
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[洞察力] ability to foresee future happenings
grotesque  Speak Example sentences
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[比喻] not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning
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[就职,安装] installing or giving possession of an office or rank, with the usual ceremonies; the whole of a system of machines
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[稀奇古怪的,怪异] fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
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[显赫的声望] fame; high-status importance owing to marked superiority; the rise of ground; hill
gutter  Speak Example sentences
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[水槽,街沟] channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; eaves channel; eaves trough
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[懒惰] lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
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[魔鬼的,地狱的] pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
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[奸诈狡猾,诡计] skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
horde  Speak Example sentences
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[拥挤] a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
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[期满,终止] act of coming to a close; termination; the act of breathing out; exhalation
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[积极努力的] earnest activity intended to do or accomplish something; exertion powers to attain an object
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[懒惰] lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive