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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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[貓頭鷹] any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae
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[神職的,虔誠的] devout; religious; exhibiting a strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality
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[傾斜] lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
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[許可的,寬容的] approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline
litter  Speak Example sentences
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[家長的,族長的] 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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[亂丟] disorderly accumulation of objects; carelessly discarded refuse, such as wastepaper
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[(計劃等)實施中的,生效的] having the power of acting; exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects
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[使超載,超過負荷] place too much a load on
mere  Speak Example sentences
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[憂鬱的,憂心忡忡的,心存疑慮的,有疑問的] open to doubt; unsettled; questionable; difficult to solve
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[可以忽視的,小湖] being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
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[貓頭鷹] any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae
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[立法機關] part of government which makes laws
naturalist  Speak Example sentences
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[許可的,寬容的] approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline
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[專利] grant made by the government to creator the sole right; invention protected by grant
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[自然主義者,博物學著] biologist knowledgeable about natural history
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[突出的,伸出的] extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
niche  Speak Example sentences
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[魔術的,不可思議的] possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
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[貓頭鷹] any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae
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[壁龕,合適的環境] small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
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[有文化的,有閱讀和寫作能力的] educated; schooled; one who can read and write
operative  Speak Example sentences
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[語言學] humanistic study of language and literature
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[(計劃等)實施中的,生效的] having the power of acting; exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects
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[總統職位,總統任期] office and function of the president; tenure of a president
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[可以忽視的,小湖] being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
oscillate  Speak Example sentences
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[振盪] swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum-like; waver
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[微生物] germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
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[(計劃等)實施中的,生效的] having the power of acting; exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects
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[紀念物,廢墟,遺留] surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
owl  Speak Example sentences
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[貓頭鷹] any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae
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[總統職位,總統任期] office and function of the president; tenure of a president
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[床墊] quilted bed; bed stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise fastened
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[顯著的,明確的] very noticeable or certain; distinct; strongly marked
palpable  Speak Example sentences
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[易於領會的,明顯的] tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
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[貓頭鷹] any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae
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[家長的,族長的] 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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[突出的,伸出的] extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
parchment  Speak Example sentences
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[羊皮,羊皮紙,羊皮紙手稿] the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
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[懶洋洋的坐或靠] be lazy or idle; move, stand, or recline in a relaxed manner
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[熔岩,岩漿] hot liquid rock from a volcano that becomes solid as it cools
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[壁龕,合適的環境] small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it