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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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retroactive  Speak Example sentences
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[伪造的,欺骗的] false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
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[猪] any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
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[糖浆,果汁] a thick sweet sticky liquid
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[追溯的(由制定之日前的某一天生效)] extending in scope or effect to a prior time or prior conditions
sanctuary  Speak Example sentences
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[家庭教师] private instructor; one that gives additional or special instruction
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[怨恨,愤恨] indignation; a deep sense of injury; strong displeasure
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[绕远道的,转弯抹角的] circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
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[避难所] place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque
sate  Speak Example sentences
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[使心满意足,使过度满足,使腻] satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
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[追溯的(由制定之日前的某一天生效)] extending in scope or effect to a prior time or prior conditions
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[踌躇,忧郁] hesitate as a result of conscience or principle
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[用订书钉装订固定] principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
sensitivity  Speak Example sentences
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[坚定的,强壮的] marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
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[猪] any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
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[剑鞘] the case for sword blade; sheath
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[敏感] sense; acuteness; capacity of an organ or organism to respond to stimulation
stained  Speak Example sentences
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[证明,证实] confirm; prove the truth by a presentation of evidence or testimony
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[污染的,玷污的] discolored; dirty; having a stain
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[剑鞘] the case for sword blade; sheath
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[猪] any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
stalwart  Speak Example sentences
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[坚定的,强壮的] marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
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[嫌恶,反感] extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense
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[污染的,玷污的] discolored; dirty; having a stain
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[绕远道的,转弯抹角的] circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
subsequently  Speak Example sentences
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[茶壶] pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
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[狡猾的] cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
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[糖浆,果汁] a thick sweet sticky liquid
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[随后] in a subsequent manner; at a later time; accordingly; therefore
subsistence  Speak Example sentences
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[过度的疲劳,紧张] pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper
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[怨恨,愤恨] indignation; a deep sense of injury; strong displeasure
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[嫌恶,反感] extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense
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[存在,生存] something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
subterranean  Speak Example sentences
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[敏感性,感性] ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
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[地下的] hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
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[残留物,余额] the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
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[用订书钉装订固定] principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
swelling  Speak Example sentences
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[向一旁,向侧面地] with the side forward; to or from a side
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[肿胀] becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids
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[剑鞘] the case for sword blade; sheath
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[糖浆,果汁] a thick sweet sticky liquid