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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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restrictive  Speak Example sentences
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[怪誕的,奇異的] queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange
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[限制性的] tending or serving to restrict; limiting; confining
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[莫名其妙的,沒來由的,冤枉的] having no justification; groundless; not guaranteed to be good, sound, or of a certain quality
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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
scandalous  Speak Example sentences
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[丟臉的,誹謗性的] giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
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[小點,斑點,少量] particle; a tiny spot; stain
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[取消] cancel; make void; repeal or annul
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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
sensibility  Speak Example sentences
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[敏感性,感性] ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
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[幻想的] produced by imagination; characterized by vision or foresight; imaginary; idealistic
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[勢利的,諂上欺下的] of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious
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[藍寶石] a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
snug  Speak Example sentences
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[完整的,持續的] continuous, without interruption; intact
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[太空船] a vehicle for traveling in space
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[酵母,興奮] foam, or troth, or the sediment, of beer or other in fermentation
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[溫暖的,舒適的] a small secluded room; well and tightly constructed
speck  Speak Example sentences
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[小點,斑點,少量] particle; a tiny spot; stain
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[丟臉的,誹謗性的] giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
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[樹液,汁液] the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
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[證明,證實] confirm; prove the truth by a presentation of evidence or testimony
splendor  Speak Example sentences
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[壯麗,輝煌] magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur
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[樹液,汁液] the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
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[鞭打,反复研究檢查,脫粒] beat severely; discuss or examine repeatedly; use a machine or flail to separate grain or seeds from the straw
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[勢利的,諂上欺下的] of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious
substitute  Speak Example sentences
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[代替品] one that takes the place of another; a replacement
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[勢利的,諂上欺下的] of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious
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[溫暖的,舒適的] a small secluded room; well and tightly constructed
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[肆無忌憚的,無道德原則的] unprincipled; lacking honesty
subterranean  Speak Example sentences
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[邪惡的] suggesting or threatening evil
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[躊躇,憂鬱] hesitate as a result of conscience or principle
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[震蕩的] marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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[地下的,] hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
sultry  Speak Example sentences
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[悶熱的,酷熱的,放蕩的,粗暴的] burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
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[莫名其妙的,沒來由的,冤枉的] having no justification; groundless; not guaranteed to be good, sound, or of a certain quality
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[激發,激勵] bring about; arouse; inspire; activate
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[懇求] request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
temperance  Speak Example sentences
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[節制,自製,戒酒,禁酒] restraint; avoiding excesses
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[敏感性,感性] ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
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[小點,斑點,少量] particle; a tiny spot; stain
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[酵母,興奮] foam, or troth, or the sediment, of beer or other in fermentation