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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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magical  Speak Example sentences
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[潜能,潜力] inherent capacity for coming into being; an aptitude that may be developed
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[魔术的,不可思议的] possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
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[不显著的,微小的] insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
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[自大的] of excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; characterized by pomp or stately display; ceremonious
misappropriate  Speak Example sentences
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[盗用,挪用(别人的钱),私吞] appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle
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[费解,不明了,不出名] quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness
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[忏悔,自我惩罚] repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
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[从高处坠落,猛然抛出] fall from clouds; hurl or throw violently; fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
momentary  Speak Example sentences
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[困境,危险的境地,两难] tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
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[食品室] apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept
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[悔过的] feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
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[短暂的,瞬间的] done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time
oracle  Speak Example sentences
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[食品室] apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept
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[纪念] commemorate; commit to memory; learn by heart
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[法令,政令] decree; authoritative command or order
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[神谕,代神发布神谕的人] the answer of god; communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets
outlandish  Speak Example sentences
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[奇异的,偏僻的,前卫的] unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
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[解救,纠正,修复] relieve or cure; correct; repair
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[衣服] clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume
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[熔岩,岩浆] hot liquid rock from a volcano that becomes solid as it cools
overcharge  Speak Example sentences
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[索价过高] overprice; a price that is too high
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[振荡] swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum-like; waver
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[欢笑] gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
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[魔术的,不可思议的] possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
overlapping  Speak Example sentences
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[交迭(的)] covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another
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[不显著的,微小的] insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
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[剧烈批评,猛烈抨击] criticize harshly; wash in pan; cook in pan
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[欢笑] gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
penitent  Speak Example sentences
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[悔过的] feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
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[许可的,宽容的] approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline
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[遗赠] a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
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[神谕,代神发布神谕的人] the answer of god; communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets
permissive  Speak Example sentences
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[从高处坠落,猛然抛出] fall from clouds; hurl or throw violently; fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
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[反射,仔细考虑] throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
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[修改,修饰] act of modifying, or state of being modified; modified form or condition; a change
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[许可的,宽容的] approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline
pore  Speak Example sentences
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[激光] an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
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[忏悔,自我惩罚] repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
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[小孔,气孔] the tiny opening in tissue, as in the skin of an animal; space in rock, soil
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[有文化的,有阅读和写作能力的] educated; schooled; one who can read and write