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Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
repudiate 
1
 | [光禿禿的,荒涼的] bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary |
| [恐怖的] frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific |
| [批判] disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of |
| [骯髒,卑鄙] filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded |
sheath
2
| [大豆] soybean; most highly protein vegetable |
| [(刀,劍)鞘,套] protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions |
| [骯髒,卑鄙] filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded |
| [警惕] watchfulness; wakefulness; a process of paying close and continuous attention |
shell
3
| [有毒的] poisonous; secreting and transmitting venom; marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful |
| [剝落,脫殼] remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly |
| [螺絲起子] a hand tool for driving screws |
| [用訂書釘裝訂固定] principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element |
shingle
4
| [小招牌(尤指醫生或律師掛的營業招牌)] small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles |
| [英勇,勇猛] bravery; courage, and boldness, as in battle |
| [批判] disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of |
| [恐怖的] frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific |
sordid
5
| [骯髒,卑鄙] filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded |
| [(刀,劍)鞘,套] protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions |
| [曬斑,曬黑] redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun |
| [顯著的,突出的,卓越的] prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs |
staple
6
| [用訂書釘裝訂固定] principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element |
| [出租給房客的住房,(窮人)公寓] apartment barely meeting minimal standards |
| [螺絲起子] a hand tool for driving screws |
| [骯髒,卑鄙] filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded |
stark
7
| [(空氣)不新鮮的,悶氣的] stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring |
| [光禿禿的,荒涼的] bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary |
| [郊區] outskirts; usually residential area or community outlying a city |
| [摩天大樓] a very tall building with many stories |
stuffy
8
| [回复,故態復萌] return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to |
| [出租給房客的住房,(窮人)公寓] apartment barely meeting minimal standards |
| [(空氣)不新鮮的,悶氣的] stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring |
| [自然地,本能地] without advance preparation; naturally |
surly
9
| [充滿,到處都是] be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers |
| [粗暴的,陰沉的,板著臉的,無禮的] rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions |
| [丘陵地帶,高地] land or an area of land of high elevation |
| [(刀,劍)鞘,套] protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions |
temporal
10
| [沉靜的,安靜的] sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety |
| [(刀,劍)鞘,套] protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions |
| [警惕] watchfulness; wakefulness; a process of paying close and continuous attention |
| [暫時的] not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly |