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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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eminence  Speak Example sentences
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[无畏的] fearless; indicating or springing from courage
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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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[忘恩负义] lack of gratitude; forgetfulness of kindness or favors received
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[史诗,剧作] a long heroic poem, or similar work of art
evergreen  Speak Example sentences
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[难以进入的,难以渗透的,不可理喻的] not able to be entered; beyond understanding
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[枯竭,耗尽,疲倦] wear out completely; tire; drain of resources or properties; deplete; use up completely
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[常绿的] a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
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[积极努力的] earnest activity intended to do or accomplish something; exertion powers to attain an object
exemption  Speak Example sentences
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[难以进入的,难以渗透的,不可理喻的] not able to be entered; beyond understanding
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[解除,免除] permission not to do something
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[建立,团体,公司] act of establishing; ratifying or ordaining; settlement; arranged order or system, especially a legal code
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[色调] color; appearance; particular gradation of color
fanciful  Speak Example sentences
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[爱空想的] imaginative; not based on fact; dubious
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[立即,马上] proximately; directly; without an interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once
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[神仙] enchantment; illusion; imaginary supernatural being or spirit
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[色调] color; appearance; particular gradation of color
fracture  Speak Example sentences
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[骨折,破裂] break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
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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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[忘恩负义] lack of gratitude; forgetfulness of kindness or favors received
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[委屈,冤情,不平] cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
frivolous  Speak Example sentences
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[无畏的] fearless; indicating or springing from courage
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[逃避,逃脱,记不起] avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
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[轻佻的,嬉皮笑脸的] lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
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[欢乐的,快乐的] be joyous, merry, and mirthful; excite mirth and gayety; keep amused or diverted
genesis  Speak Example sentences
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[夸大的讲话] noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
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[发源,源头] coming into being of something; origin
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[公正地,正当地] with honesty; rightfully; fairly
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[忘恩负义] lack of gratitude; forgetfulness of kindness or favors received
hem  Speak Example sentences
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[(衣服或裙子)褶边,边缘] edge or border on a piece of cloth, especially a finished edge
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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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[光滑有光泽的] smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
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[委屈,冤情,不平] cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
hideous  Speak Example sentences
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[讨厌的,丑恶的] frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; offensive to moral sensibilities; despicable
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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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[枯槁的,憔悴的] wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
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[欢乐的,快乐的] be joyous, merry, and mirthful; excite mirth and gayety; keep amused or diverted
hostility  Speak Example sentences
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[忘恩负义] lack of gratitude; forgetfulness of kindness or favors received
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[枯竭,耗尽,疲倦] wear out completely; tire; drain of resources or properties; deplete; use up completely
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[不友好,敌意] unfriendliness; hatred; state of being hostile
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[无尽的] being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual