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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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enhancement  Speak Example sentences
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[权限] authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law
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[义不容辞的,职责在身的] imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
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[增加,提高] act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation
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[有理由的,无可非议的] capable of being justified, or shown to be just
ethics  Speak Example sentences
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[臭名昭著的,恶名远扬的] notoriously bad; having an exceedingly bad reputation
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[伦理学,道德规范] morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct
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[着魔,喜悦] production of wonderful effects by the aid of demons, or agency of supposed spirits; use of spells or charms
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[伪造(物)] act of forging, especially the illegal production of something counterfeit
fencing  Speak Example sentences
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[围墙,栅栏,击剑,剑术] a barrier that serves to enclose an area
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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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[刺骨寒] intensely cold; lacking warmth; stiff and formal in manner
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[袋鼠] an animal with large, powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
flora  Speak Example sentences
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[怀疑,不相信] disbelief; doubt about the truth of something
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[植物志] plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit a bodily organ
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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
frigid  Speak Example sentences
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[刺骨寒] intensely cold; lacking warmth; stiff and formal in manner
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[接近的,附近的] close in time; about to occur; approaching
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[怀疑,不相信] disbelief; doubt about the truth of something
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[细节,复杂] production by a gradual process; the act of working out with great care in detail
giddy  Speak Example sentences
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[基于假设的,设想的,假想的] based on assumptions; supposed
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[恶魔,魔鬼] implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel
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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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[眼花缭乱] lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted
gratuitous  Speak Example sentences
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[免疫,免疫性] protection; exemption from normal legal duties
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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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[无条件的,无理由的,免费的] given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned
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[过份好问的,好奇的] wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
haggard  Speak Example sentences
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[恶魔,魔鬼] implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel
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[眼花缭乱] lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted
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[枯槁的,憔悴的] wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
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[不高贵的,不光彩的] of lowly origin; not noble in quality, character, or purpose; unworthy
hostility  Speak Example sentences
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[不友好,敌意] unfriendliness; hatred; state of being hostile
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[正视,想象] look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
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[无礼,厚颜无耻] offensively bold behavior; the trait of being rude
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[细节,复杂] production by a gradual process; the act of working out with great care in detail
hypothetical  Speak Example sentences
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[不友好,敌意] unfriendliness; hatred; state of being hostile
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[无礼,厚颜无耻] offensively bold behavior; the trait of being rude
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[基于假设的,设想的,假想的] based on assumptions; supposed
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[眼花缭乱] lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted