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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dye  Speak Example sentences
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[颜料,染料] color a material, especially by soaking in a coloring solution; take on or impart color
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[天生的,本能的] unthinking; prompted by instinct; spontaneous
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[刺猬] small European insectivore, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines
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[入侵者,闯入者] trespasser; someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
epistle  Speak Example sentences
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[壮举] deed or action, particularly a brave deed
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[(长而重要的)书信] writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; letter
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[察觉不到的] impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
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[不一致的,自相矛盾的] state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
exceedingly  Speak Example sentences
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[持久的,不朽的] lasting; surviving; long-suffering; patient
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[过份地] in a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly
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[(长而重要的)书信] writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; letter
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[干涉,介入] interference; interfering in some course of events
extract  Speak Example sentences
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[欢乐的,快乐的] be joyous, merry, and mirthful; excite mirth and gayety; keep amused or diverted
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[节选,摘录] a passage from a literary work; an excerpt; something extracted
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[解除,免除] permission not to do something
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[遗产] any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
figurative  Speak Example sentences
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[常绿的] a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
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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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[察觉不到的] impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
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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
girdle  Speak Example sentences
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[发酵] conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast; state of being in high activity or commotion
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[持久的,不朽的] lasting; surviving; long-suffering; patient
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[壮举] deed or action, particularly a brave deed
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[腰带,转绕物环绕] something that encircles like a belt; zodiac, also, the equator; circumference
gravitation  Speak Example sentences
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[解除,免除] permission not to do something
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[恶魔,魔鬼] implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel
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[引力,重力] the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
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[入侵者,闯入者] trespasser; someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
hedgehog  Speak Example sentences
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[不可能的] unlikely; impossible; not likely to be true
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[神仙] enchantment; illusion; imaginary supernatural being or spirit
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[过份地] in a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly
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[刺猬] small European insectivore, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines
helm  Speak Example sentences
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[欢乐的,快乐的] be joyous, merry, and mirthful; excite mirth and gayety; keep amused or diverted
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[壮举] deed or action, particularly a brave deed
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[舵,驾驶盘] the steering gear of a ship, especially a tiller or a wheel; position of leadership or control; director
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[不一致的,自相矛盾的] state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
imperious  Speak Example sentences
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[遗产] any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
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[引力,重力] the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
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[专横的] urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
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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