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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dreadfully  Speak Example sentences
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[引力,重力] the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
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[了無生氣的,死氣沉沉的] lifeless; not animated or energetic; dull
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[可怕地] terribly; with alarm; fearfully
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[用廢毛棉填充,用纖維物覆蓋] gather in companies or crowds; coat a surface with dense fibers or particles
eminence  Speak Example sentences
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[置於危險之中] endanger; imperil; put at risk
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[親密,隱私] closeness, often affectionate; privacy; familiarity
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[顯赫的聲望] fame; high-status importance owing to marked superiority; the rise of ground; hill
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[虹膜,彩虹] goddess of a rainbow; rainbow; a prismatic play of colors; something that is forming the colored portion of the eye
endeavor  Speak Example sentences
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[公正地,正當地] with honesty; rightfully; fairly
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[不友好,敵意] unfriendliness; hatred; state of being hostile
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[女繼承人] woman who is an heir, especially to great wealth
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[積極努力的] earnest activity intended to do or accomplish something; exertion powers to attain an object
endowment  Speak Example sentences
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[禀賦,捐款] gift; donation; funds or property donated to an individual or group
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[酶] any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in biochemical reactions
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[固定好的基礎,蒼穹,天空] fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
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[了無生氣的,死氣沉沉的] lifeless; not animated or energetic; dull
fermentation  Speak Example sentences
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[女繼承人] woman who is an heir, especially to great wealth
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[發酵] conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast; state of being in high activity or commotion
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[置於危險之中] endanger; imperil; put at risk
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[用廢毛棉填充,用纖維物覆蓋] gather in companies or crowds; coat a surface with dense fibers or particles
fishery  Speak Example sentences
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[漁場,漁業] business or practice of catching fish; fishing; a place for catching fish; the right to take fish at a certain place
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[頌詞,讚美詞] expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
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[肥沃,豐饒] state or quality of being fertile or fruitful; fruitfulness; productiveness
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[苛刻的] making severe demands; demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention
fumble  Speak Example sentences
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[(笨拙地)摸索,搜尋] feel or grope about; make awkward attempts to do or find something; play childishly
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[天生的,本能的] unthinking; prompted by instinct; spontaneous
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[少數意見,異端] opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
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[標準量度,計量器] standard or scale of measurement; an instrument for measuring or testing
haggard  Speak Example sentences
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[懷疑,不相信] disbelief; doubt about the truth of something
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[枯槁的,憔悴的] wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
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[用廢毛棉填充,用纖維物覆蓋] gather in companies or crowds; coat a surface with dense fibers or particles
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[(笨拙地)摸索,搜尋] feel or grope about; make awkward attempts to do or find something; play childishly
immediately  Speak Example sentences
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[立即,馬上] proximately; directly; without an interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once
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[(美得)無法形容的] incapable of being described
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[用廢毛棉填充,用纖維物覆蓋] gather in companies or crowds; coat a surface with dense fibers or particles
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[積極努力的] earnest activity intended to do or accomplish something; exertion powers to attain an object
inanimate  Speak Example sentences
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[了無生氣的,死氣沉沉的] lifeless; not animated or energetic; dull
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[發酵] conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast; state of being in high activity or commotion
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[過份地] in a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly
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[公正地,正當地] with honesty; rightfully; fairly