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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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laurels  Speak Example sentences
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[桂冠,榮譽] honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit
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[折衷極端,居中調解] lessen the violence, severity, or extremeness of; preside over
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[動機,刺激] incentive; psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
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[彈回,反沖] the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
lustre  Speak Example sentences
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[氣味] scent; property or quality of a thing that affects, stimulates or is perceived by the sense of smell
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[鋼琴] a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys
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[光亮,光澤] brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
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[集會] gathering, especially one intended to inspire enthusiasm for a cause; reassembling, of troops
marginal  Speak Example sentences
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[預言的] foretelling events as if by divine inspiration
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[甜瓜] juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy
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[書頁空白處的,不重要的] of or pertaining to a margin; written or printed in the margin
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[盜用,挪用(別人的錢),私吞] appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle
mattress  Speak Example sentences
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[大烏鴉] large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
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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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[食品室] apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept
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[唯物主義] the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
memorable  Speak Example sentences
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[蝗蟲,貪吃的人] any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects of the family Acrididae
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[難忘的] unforgettable; worthy of being remembered; very important or remarkable
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[月桂樹,桂冠] evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
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[機動腳踏兩用車] a small two-wheeled vehicle with a motor and pedals like those on a bicycle
motivation  Speak Example sentences
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[弄倒,降伏] put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
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[外圍的] located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary
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[彈回,反沖] the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
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[動機,刺激] incentive; psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
optimal  Speak Example sentences
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[最佳的,最理想的] most advantageous; optimum; ideal
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[輻射,發光,放熱] tiny particles of a radioactive substance that can cause illness or death
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[振盪] swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum-like; waver
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[書頁空白處的,不重要的] of or pertaining to a margin; written or printed in the margin
oscillate  Speak Example sentences
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[美人魚] legendary sea creature having the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish
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[振盪] swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum-like; waver
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[大烏鴉] large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
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[偵查] gain information about the enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
pathway  Speak Example sentences
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[甜瓜] juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy
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[折衷極端,居中調解] lessen the violence, severity, or extremeness of; preside over
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[預言的] foretelling events as if by divine inspiration
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[路,徑] path; track; a trodden path
penitent  Speak Example sentences
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[懦弱,膽怯] a drawback, as with fear or pain; show fear
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[食品室] apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept
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[悔過的] feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
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[神諭,代神發布神諭的人] the answer of god; communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets