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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resilience  Speak Example sentences
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[傾斜的,有坡度的] slanting; inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon
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[剛毅的,樸素的,紀律嚴格的,斯巴達的] avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
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[彈性,彈力] ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
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[缺乏的,稀疏的] somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient
rinse  Speak Example sentences
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[振動的] shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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[用清水沖洗,漱] cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
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[象徵主義,符號論] the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; a system of symbols or representations
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[毒液,惡毒] poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
sanctuary  Speak Example sentences
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[限制性的] tending or serving to restrict; limiting; confining
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[請求,請願] plead; file a suit against
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[臨時] for a limited time only
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[避難所] place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque
scandalous  Speak Example sentences
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[用清水沖洗,漱] cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
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[荒唐的,揮霍的,放蕩的,不受限制的] unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
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[蜂群,一大群] move or gather in large numbers; be overrun
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[丟臉的,誹謗性的] giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
sentry  Speak Example sentences
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[蜂蠟,蠟狀物] any of various natural, oily, or greasy heat-sensitive substances
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[哨兵,步哨] the soldier placed on guard; guard
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[羊毛製的,毛織品的] made or consisting of wool
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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
shyness  Speak Example sentences
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[冶煉,精煉] melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
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[脊骨,書脊] backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
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[短襪,重擊,痛打] plowshare; short stocking reaching a point between ankle and knee; hard blow or punch; comic drama
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[羞怯,膽怯] the feeling of fear of embarrassment
sloping  Speak Example sentences
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[羞怯,膽怯] the feeling of fear of embarrassment
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[傾斜的,有坡度的] slanting; inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon
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[短襪,重擊,痛打] plowshare; short stocking reaching a point between ankle and knee; hard blow or punch; comic drama
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[遲到的,緩慢的] late; delayed; moving slowly
solace  Speak Example sentences
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[補充物] something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole
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[樹懶,怠惰,懶惰] laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
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[象徵主義,符號論] the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; a system of symbols or representations
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[安慰] comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
supernatural  Speak Example sentences
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[下陷,下垂,消沉] sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane
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[超自然的,神奇的] not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws
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[短襪,重擊,痛打] plowshare; short stocking reaching a point between ankle and knee; hard blow or punch; comic drama
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[紅的,紅潤的,白裡透紅的,健康的] reddish color; healthy-looking
symbolism  Speak Example sentences
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[超自然的,神奇的] not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws
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[象徵主義,符號論] the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; a system of symbols or representations
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[多刺的] prickly; having or covered with protective barbs
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[補充物] something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole