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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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retailer  Speak Example sentences
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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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[動人的,令人感傷的] concerning; relating to; with respect to
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[耳語,低聲說話] speaking in a quiet voice; soft speech produced without a full voice; secretly expressed belief, rumor, or hint
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[零售商] a company which sells goods
rinse  Speak Example sentences
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[同情,體諒] be understanding of; feel or express sympathy or compassion
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[用清水沖洗,漱] cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
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[地震的] caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
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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
seismic  Speak Example sentences
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[思索,推測,投機] examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits
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[地震的] caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
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[致敬,(信開頭)稱呼] act of paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting or expressing goodwill
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[耳語,低聲說話] speaking in a quiet voice; soft speech produced without a full voice; secretly expressed belief, rumor, or hint
shroud  Speak Example sentences
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[紅的,紅潤的,白裡透紅的,健康的] reddish color; healthy-looking
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[懇求,教唆] act of soliciting; inciting of another to commit a crime; temptation; allurement; petition; proposal
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[裹屍,隱藏] hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
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[莊嚴的,堂皇的] majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions
sock  Speak Example sentences
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[沉靜的,安靜的] sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
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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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[聰慧,洞察力] quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
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[傾斜的,有坡度的] slanting; inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon
spartan  Speak Example sentences
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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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[勢利的,諂上欺下的] of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious
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[致敬,(信開頭)稱呼] act of paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting or expressing goodwill
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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
speculation  Speak Example sentences
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[思索,推測,投機] examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits
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[裹屍,隱藏] hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
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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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[光禿禿的,荒涼的] bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary
stately  Speak Example sentences
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[莊嚴的,堂皇的] majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions
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[足夠,(食物)滿足] be enough, or sufficient; meet the need; be equal to the end proposed; be adequate; satisfy
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[智者,聖人] one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
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[口吃,結巴] make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
stifle  Speak Example sentences
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[使窒息,撲滅] interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
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[壯麗,輝煌] magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur
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[用茅草覆蓋屋頂] house roof made with a plant material
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[荒唐的,揮霍的,放蕩的,不受限制的] unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
subtraction  Speak Example sentences
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[智者,聖人] one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
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[減少] reduction; deduction; removing a part from the whole
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[老練的] experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
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[沉靜的,安靜的] sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety