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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dreadfully  Speak Example sentences
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[无花果,一点儿] small fruit tree with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity
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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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[可怕地] terribly; with alarm; fearfully
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[免费的] free, without charge; costing nothing
exacting  Speak Example sentences
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[苛刻的] making severe demands; demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention
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[不一致的,自相矛盾的] state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
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[围墙,栅栏,击剑,剑术] a barrier that serves to enclose an area
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[傲慢的,自大的] high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
fanciful  Speak Example sentences
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[充斥,过量] fill beyond capacity, especially with food;  swallow greedily
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[打火石] massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color of a gray to brown or black, breaking with fracture and sharp edge
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[恶魔,魔鬼] implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel
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[爱空想的] imaginative; not based on fact; dubious
fertility  Speak Example sentences
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[步态,步法,速度] manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
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[肥沃,丰饶] state or quality of being fertile or fruitful; fruitfulness; productiveness
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[费力地,艰难地] in a laborious manner;  in a way requiring much labor
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[入侵者,闯入者] trespasser; someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
fiend  Speak Example sentences
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[雄辩,修辞] powerful and effective language; persuasive speech
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[打火石] massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color of a gray to brown or black, breaking with fracture and sharp edge
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[恶魔,魔鬼] implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel
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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
florid  Speak Example sentences
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[华丽的,红润的] reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
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[危机,转折点,关键点] a point in time, especially a critical point; joining point
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[刽子手] one who executes, especially one who puts a condemned person to death; an executor
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[步态,步法,速度] manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
gait  Speak Example sentences
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[命令,强制令] act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting
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[步态,步法,速度] manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
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[了无生气的,死气沉沉的] lifeless; not animated or energetic; dull
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[灌溉] supplying water to the land to help crops grow
glossy  Speak Example sentences
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[谋反的,造���的] rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
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[权限] authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law
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[小树林] group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
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[光滑有光泽的] smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
gratis  Speak Example sentences
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[步态,步法,速度] manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
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[免费的] free, without charge; costing nothing
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[了无生气的,死气沉沉的] lifeless; not animated or energetic; dull
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[易怒的,急躁的] easily annoyed; abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
hypothetical  Speak Example sentences
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[权限] authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law
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[基于假设的,设想的,假想的] based on assumptions; supposed
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[有益健康的] conducive to the good health of body or mind
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[易怒的,急躁的] easily annoyed; abnormally sensitive to a stimulus