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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lean  Speak Example sentences
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[半島] a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
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[傾斜,斜靠瘦骨嶙峋的] bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support
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[明智,謹慎,小心] quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; good judgment
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[(被)贖回,贖回物] act of redeeming or condition of having been redeemed; rescue upon payment of ransom
marginal  Speak Example sentences
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[羽毛,整理羽毛,騷首弄姿] feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement
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[純化,淨化] act of purging of sin or guilt; the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
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[傾斜,斜靠瘦骨嶙峋的] bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support
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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
masonry  Speak Example sentences
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[小狗,幼犬] young dog; pup; doll; puppet
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[不顯著的,微小的] insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
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[手動的,手冊的] done by, used by, or operated with the hands; of small reference book
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[石工術,石匠職業] the craft of a construction worker;  structure built of stone or brick
metabolism  Speak Example sentences
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[明智,謹慎,小心] quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; good judgment
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[誹謗,中傷] defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
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[微觀世界] a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something
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[新陳代謝] chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism to the maintenance of life
misappropriate  Speak Example sentences
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[明智,謹慎,小心] quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; good judgment
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[盜用,挪用(別人的錢),私吞] appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle
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[規則] rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
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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
multiple  Speak Example sentences
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[倍數] number that may be divided by another number with no remainder
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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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[困境,危險的境地,兩難] tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
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[微觀世界] a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something
parchment  Speak Example sentences
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[手動的,手冊的] done by, used by, or operated with the hands; of small reference book
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[倍數] number that may be divided by another number with no remainder
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[激光] an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
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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
persuasive  Speak Example sentences
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[沼澤的] muddy; swampy; resembling a marsh; boggy; soft and watery
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[肺炎] inflammation of the lungs
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[羽毛,整理羽毛,騷首弄姿] feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement
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[有說服力的,善說服的] capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
plume  Speak Example sentences
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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
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[大烏鴉] large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
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[羽毛,整理羽毛,騷首弄姿] feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement
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[著名的,顯要的] person of distinction or great reputation; the celebrity who is an inspiration to others
pneumonia  Speak Example sentences
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[閃耀的] giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
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[肺炎] inflammation of the lungs
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[語音學] branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception
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[潛能,潛力] inherent capacity for coming into being; an aptitude that may be developed