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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lineage  Speak Example sentences
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[(被)赎回,赎回物] act of redeeming or condition of having been redeemed; rescue upon payment of ransom
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[盛况,不必要的炫耀] dignified or magnificent display; splendor
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[疯子,极蠢的] insane; mad; wildly or giddily foolish
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[血统] direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
muffle  Speak Example sentences
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[纪念物,废墟,遗留] surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
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[灰泥,臼] a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
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[钱的,货币的] relating to money; requiring payment of money
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[使声音降低,裹,覆盖,围住] make a sound quieter and less clear
notoriously  Speak Example sentences
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[裁判员,仲裁者] someone to investigate and report on a case or to ensure fair play
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[引诱,诱惑物] something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward; attraction or appeal
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[声名狼藉地] in a way that is famous for something bad
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[补偿,赔偿] remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
oak  Speak Example sentences
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[灰泥,臼] a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
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[轻薄,轻浮] lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
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[橡树] any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus; durable wood of any of these trees or shrubs
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[(被)赎回,赎回物] act of redeeming or condition of having been redeemed; rescue upon payment of ransom
pawn  Speak Example sentences
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[田园的,乡下的] rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
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[典当,抵押,小人物,走卒] something given as security for a loan; pledge or guaranty; article deposited as security
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[评价过高] make too high an estimate of
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[提醒者] a message that helps to remember something
pestilence  Speak Example sentences
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[瘟疫] any epidemic disease with a high death rate
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[禁止的,阻碍的,阻止的] tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding
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[盛况,不必要的炫耀] dignified or magnificent display; splendor
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[钱的,货币的] relating to money; requiring payment of money
plume  Speak Example sentences
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[羽毛,整理羽毛,骚首弄姿] feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement
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[提醒者] a message that helps to remember something
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[橡树] any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus; durable wood of any of these trees or shrubs
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[牛叫,哞] utter sound made by cattle; make a low noise
pony  Speak Example sentences
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[集会] gathering, especially one intended to inspire enthusiasm for a cause; reassembling, of troops
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[小马] a small horse;  small glass of beer; word for word translation of a foreign language text
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[裁判员,仲裁者] someone to investigate and report on a case or to ensure fair play
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[灰泥,臼] a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
potentiality  Speak Example sentences
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[月桂树,桂冠] evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
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[容器] a container used for storing or putting objects in; reservoir
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[潜能,潜力] inherent capacity for coming into being; an aptitude that may be developed
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[轻薄,轻浮] lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
pregnancy  Speak Example sentences
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[演讲者] skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
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[节目表,保留节目] list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
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[怀孕,丰富] condition of being pregnant; fruitfulness; fertility
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[民众,老百姓] the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place