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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lean  Speak Example sentences
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[肺炎] inflammation of the lungs
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[倾斜,斜靠瘦骨嶙峋的] bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support
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[补偿,赔偿] remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
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[中子] an elementary particle with 0 charges and mass about equal to a proton
lumber  Speak Example sentences
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[议会(制)的] having the supreme legislative power
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[租金额,租赁,出租] amount paid or collected as rent; the act of renting
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[木材,木料] timber sawed into boards, planks, or other structural members of standard or specified length
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[融化了的] made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
lyric  Speak Example sentences
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[纵容,过分关怀] feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food
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[抒情诗,歌词] a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
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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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[沟壑,峡谷] gorge; deep narrow steep-sided valley
membrane  Speak Example sentences
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[(动植物的)膜,薄膜] a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
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[淘气的,有害处的] causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
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[奇特地,古怪地] curiously; bizarrely; unusually
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[唯物主义] the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
mischievous  Speak Example sentences
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[淘气的,有害处的] causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
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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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[议会(制)的] having the supreme legislative power
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[牧师,牧羊人] shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds; a religious leader in certain Protestant Churches
molten  Speak Example sentences
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[融化了的] made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
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[遗忘,赦免] condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
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[议会(制)的] having the supreme legislative power
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[租金额,租赁,出租] amount paid or collected as rent; the act of renting
oddly  Speak Example sentences
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[奇特地,古怪地] curiously; bizarrely; unusually
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[提供暂时的住宿] provide with temporary quarters, especially for sleeping; rent a room to
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[肺炎] inflammation of the lungs
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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
pagan  Speak Example sentences
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[参与者,参赛者] people who take part in
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[中子] an elementary particle with 0 charges and mass about equal to a proton
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[按模型塑造] model; fit tightly, follow the contours of; frame; make something for a specific shape; become moldy
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[没有宗教信仰的人,异教徒] one who worships false gods; idolater; person not adhering to any major or recognized religion
patriarchal  Speak Example sentences
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[淘气的,有害处的] causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
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[家长的,族长的] a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
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[中子] an elementary particle with 0 charges and mass about equal to a proton
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[怀旧,回想] recollection; process of remembering
penitent  Speak Example sentences
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[折叠褶皱,钱包,手提包(女式)] gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; contract one's lips into a rounded shape
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[倾斜,斜靠瘦骨嶙峋的] bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support
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[家长的,族长的] a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
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[悔过的] feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds