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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reverie  Speak Example sentences
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[冥想,发呆,白日梦] daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
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[完整的,持续的] continuous, without interruption; intact
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[令人厌恶的,驱逐的] tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting
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[隐遁的,隔绝的] removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
sensitivity  Speak Example sentences
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[冥想,发呆,白日梦] daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
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[迟到的,缓慢的] late; delayed; moving slowly
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[用订书钉装订固定] principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
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[敏感] sense; acuteness; capacity of an organ or organism to respond to stimulation
shroud  Speak Example sentences
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[裹尸,隐藏] hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
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[充满,到处都是] be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
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[剑鞘] the case for sword blade; sheath
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[阴森的,昏暗的,抑郁的] gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
shuffle  Speak Example sentences
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[恳求,教唆] act of soliciting; inciting of another to commit a crime; temptation; allurement; petition; proposal
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[洗牌] disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement
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[脸,面貌] face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
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[剑鞘] the case for sword blade; sheath
sideways  Speak Example sentences
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[思索,推测,投机] examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits
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[向一旁,向侧面地] with the side forward; to or from a side
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[钉书机] one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples
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[超自然的,神奇的] not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws
spartan  Speak Example sentences
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[未触及的] intact; not mentioned; not touched
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[阴森的,昏暗的,抑郁的] gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
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[刚毅的,朴素的,纪律严格的,斯巴达的] avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
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[蹒跚而行,踉跄而行] walk in an awkward, lazy, or unsteady manner, shuffling the feet
speculation  Speak Example sentences
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[逗留] temporary stay; a brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
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[思索,推测,投机] examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits
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[无常的,古怪的] determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
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[隐遁的,隔绝的] removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
staple  Speak Example sentences
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[用订书钉装订固定] principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
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[离奇的] strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
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[恳求,教唆] act of soliciting; inciting of another to commit a crime; temptation; allurement; petition; proposal
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[困扰,苦恼] act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation
stuffy  Speak Example sentences
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[(空气)不新鲜的,闷气的] stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
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[无常的,古怪的] determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
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[蹒跚而行,踉跄而行] walk in an awkward, lazy, or unsteady manner, shuffling the feet
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[隐遁的,隔绝的] removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
subterranean  Speak Example sentences
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[地下的] hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
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[(空气)不新鲜的,闷气的] stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
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[脸,面貌] face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
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[奢侈的,华丽的] magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious