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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dogma  Speak Example sentences
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[教条,教义] a fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs; doctrine
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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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[继续向前] precede; go ahead of; go forward; go on
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[隐士,修道者] a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
electronic  Speak Example sentences
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[闹鬼的,鬼魂出没的,受到折磨的] showing emotional affliction or disquiet; frequently visited by a ghost
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[根深蒂固的,积习已深的] deep-rooted; firmly and long-established; habitual
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[电子的,电子仪器的] of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.
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[颂词,赞美词] expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
exemplary  Speak Example sentences
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[史诗,剧作] a long heroic poem, or similar work of art
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[出色的,典范的] serving as a model; outstanding; typical
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[免费的] free, without charge; costing nothing
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[闹鬼的,鬼魂出没的,受到折磨的] showing emotional affliction or disquiet; frequently visited by a ghost
expiration  Speak Example sentences
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[投弃货物] throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
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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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[省略] omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
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[苦的,凄凉的] sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or  left behind
fodder  Speak Example sentences
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[粗饲料,饲养] coarse food for cattle or horses
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[柄,把手,处理] touch; feel with the hand; use or hold with the hand; manage in using; deal with
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[继续向前] precede; go ahead of; go forward; go on
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[电子的,电子仪器的] of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.
formality  Speak Example sentences
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[仪式,礼节] quality or condition of being formal; something done just for form's sake
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[袋鼠] an animal with large, powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
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[电子的,电子仪器的] of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.
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[陶醉,醉酒] excitement beyond the bounds of sobriety; drunkenness; poisoning by a drug or toxic substance
fraudulent  Speak Example sentences
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[不受个人感情支配的,客观的,无私的] having no personal preference; objective
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[仪式,礼节] quality or condition of being formal; something done just for form's sake
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[欺骗的] cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
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[懒惰] lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
illumination  Speak Example sentences
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[过份地] in a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly
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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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[照明,启发] degree of visibility of your environment
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[教条,教义] a fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs; doctrine
impersonal  Speak Example sentences
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[懒惰] lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
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[不易弯曲的,坚定不移的] rigid; stiff; incapable of being changed
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[教化,启蒙] education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
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[不受个人感情支配的,客观的,无私的] having no personal preference; objective
indolent  Speak Example sentences
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[苦的,凄凉的] sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or  left behind
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[粗饲料,饲养] coarse food for cattle or horses
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[懒惰] lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
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[史诗,剧作] a long heroic poem, or similar work of art