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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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repulsive  Speak Example sentences
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[剩餘的,殘留的] remaining as a residue; surplus
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[令人厭惡的,驅逐的] tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting
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[建造者,製造者] one who makes or repairs something
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[刺傷,戳] pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by a pointed instrument
residual  Speak Example sentences
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[猛漲,突增] increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar
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[腳手架,絞刑架] a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
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[剩餘的,殘留的] remaining as a residue; surplus
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[地下的,] hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
reverie  Speak Example sentences
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[冥想,發呆,白日夢] daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
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[節,段落(詩的),盤(棋的)] unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
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[斥責,責備] expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
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[使符合標準,使標準化] normalize; cause to conform to a standard
salutary  Speak Example sentences
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[等候,逗留,混日子] delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
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[旋轉的,轉動的] turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis
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[有用的,有益的] tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
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[莊嚴的,崇高的,壯觀的] of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
scrape  Speak Example sentences
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[反复摩擦表面] abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument; draw forcefully over a surface
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[剩餘的,殘留的] remaining as a residue; surplus
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[地下的,] hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
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[蜂蠟,蠟狀物] any of various natural, oily, or greasy heat-sensitive substances
sheath  Speak Example sentences
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[小點,斑點,少量] particle; a tiny spot; stain
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[(刀,劍)鞘,套] protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
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[感官的,肉慾的,感官論的] physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
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[不宜的,相反的] not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition
sideways  Speak Example sentences
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[向一旁,向側面地] with the side forward; to or from a side
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[節制,自製,戒酒,禁酒] restraint; avoiding excesses
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[蜂蠟,蠟狀物] any of various natural, oily, or greasy heat-sensitive substances
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[怪誕的,奇異的] queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange
sloop  Speak Example sentences
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[粘的] sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
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[英勇,勇猛] bravery; courage, and boldness, as in battle
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[單桅帆船] single-mast sailing boat
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[丘陵地帶,高地] land or an area of land of high elevation
speck  Speak Example sentences
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[敏感] sense; acuteness; capacity of an organ or organism to respond to stimulation
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[不宜的,相反的] not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition
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[小點,斑點,少量] particle; a tiny spot; stain
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[丘陵地帶,高地] land or an area of land of high elevation
subsequently  Speak Example sentences
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[丘陵地帶,高地] land or an area of land of high elevation
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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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[隨後] in a subsequent manner; at a later time; accordingly; therefore
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[不宜的,相反的] not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition