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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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loathsome  Speak Example sentences
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[過量,過剩] overabundance; lavish or unrestrained expense
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[令人討厭的] highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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[發達,繁榮,昌盛] flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
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[有說服力的,善說服的] capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
millennium  Speak Example sentences
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[鐐銬] handcuff; shackle for hand or wrist; an instrument of iron for fettering the hand
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[一千年,千禧年] a span of one thousand years; a thousandth anniversary
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[代表的,有代表性的] fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude; bearing character or power of another; acting for another or others
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[懺悔,自我懲罰] repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
neutron  Speak Example sentences
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[放棄,斷絕關係] abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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[(演說,文章等)冗長的,囉嗦的] redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
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[人口稠密的,人口多的] crowded; having a lot of people living there
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[中子] an elementary particle with 0 charges and mass about equal to a proton
oak  Speak Example sentences
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[裁判員,仲裁者] someone to investigate and report on a case or to ensure fair play
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[反叛] revolt; resist or defy an authority; break with established customs
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[代表的,有代表性的] fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude; bearing character or power of another; acting for another or others
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[橡樹] any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus; durable wood of any of these trees or shrubs
parliamentary  Speak Example sentences
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[議會(制)的] having the supreme legislative power
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[擠壓,印刷機,出版物] machines or devices that apply pressure or print; collecting and publishing of news; journalism in general
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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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[一千年,千禧年] a span of one thousand years; a thousandth anniversary
pastoral  Speak Example sentences
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[贖金,贖身,贖回,解救] release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
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[令人討厭的] highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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[懦弱,膽怯] a drawback, as with fear or pain; show fear
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[田園的,鄉下的] rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
perilous  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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[可更新的,可恢復的] capable of being renewed or extended
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[危險的,冒險的] full of, attended with or involving peril; dangerous; hazardous
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[開創性的] initial; groundbreaking; originating; serving to pioneer
plow  Speak Example sentences
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[犁田] move in a way that is cutting or going through something; cultivate; farm; break and turn over earth
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[轎車,小客車] any of various large passenger vehicles, especially a luxurious automobile; van, or small bus on a regular route
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[危險的,冒險的] full of, attended with or involving peril; dangerous; hazardous
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[有說服力的,善說服的] capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
press  Speak Example sentences
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[擠壓,印刷機,出版物] machines or devices that apply pressure or print; collecting and publishing of news; journalism in general
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[可恨的,可恥的] hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
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[血統] direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
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[代表的,有代表性的] fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude; bearing character or power of another; acting for another or others
propensity  Speak Example sentences
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[自然主義者,博物學著] biologist knowledgeable about natural history
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[自然傾向] natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
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[演講者] skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
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[懺悔,自我懲罰] repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it