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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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manual  Speak Example sentences
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[压紧的,压实的] crowded to capacity; compressed
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[评价过高] make too high an estimate of
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[手动的,手册的] done by, used by, or operated with the hands; of small reference book
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[及具毁灭性的] very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly
mischievous  Speak Example sentences
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[民众,老百姓] the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
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[悔过的] feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
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[淘气的,有害处的] causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
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[怀旧,回想] recollection; process of remembering
muffler  Speak Example sentences
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[方法论,方法学] system of methods followed in a particular discipline
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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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[消音器,围巾] heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
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[(军队)团,严格控制,统治] government; mode of ruling; rule; authority
pantry  Speak Example sentences
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[淘气的,有害处的] causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
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[怀旧,回想] recollection; process of remembering
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[蝗虫,贪吃的人] any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects of the family Acrididae
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[食品室] apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept
parallel  Speak Example sentences
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[原始的,最初的] serving as an essential component
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[自大的] of excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; characterized by pomp or stately display; ceremonious
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[平行的,类似的,相似的] being an equal distance apart everywhere; having the same tendency or direction
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[备忘录] short note; memorandum; written proposal or reminder
participant  Speak Example sentences
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[参与者,参赛者] people who take part in
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[桃子] a small tree in Prunus persica widely cultivated in temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit
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[刑罚的,刑法上的] subject to punishment by law
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[平行的,类似的,相似的] being an equal distance apart everywhere; having the same tendency or direction
peach  Speak Example sentences
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[弹回,反冲] the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
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[民众,老百姓] the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
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[桃子] a small tree in Prunus persica widely cultivated in temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit
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[遗赠] a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
pecuniary  Speak Example sentences
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[钱的,货币的] relating to money; requiring payment of money
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[值得注意的,报仇的目标] noticeable or pronounced; having one or more distinguishing marks
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[重现,反覆] act of recurring, or state of being recurrent; return
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[赎金,赎身,赎回,解救] release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
penitent  Speak Example sentences
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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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[坚持不懈的] lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of
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[悔过的] feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
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[值得注意的,报仇的目标] noticeable or pronounced; having one or more distinguishing marks
pernicious  Speak Example sentences
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[及具毁灭性的] very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly
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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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[自大的] of excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; characterized by pomp or stately display; ceremonious
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[坚持不懈的] lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of