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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resentment  Speak Example sentences
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[繞遠道的,轉彎抹角的] circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
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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
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[怨恨,憤恨] indignation; a deep sense of injury; strong displeasure
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[酵母,興奮] foam, or troth, or the sediment, of beer or other in fermentation
rite  Speak Example sentences
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[發臭,臭味] strong, offensive smell; disgusting odor; stench
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[(植物的)莖] the main ascending axis of a plant; a stalk or trunk
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[儀式] established ceremony prescribed by a religion
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[尾跡,痕跡] trail of a ship or other object through water; a path of something that has gone before
salutation  Speak Example sentences
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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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[令人滿足的] giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
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[(植物的)莖] the main ascending axis of a plant; a stalk or trunk
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[繞遠道的,轉彎抹角的] circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
sentinel  Speak Example sentences
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[哨兵] one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
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[神學,宗教] science of God or religion
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[躊躇,憂鬱] hesitate as a result of conscience or principle
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[蒼白的] having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
staid  Speak Example sentences
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[黃褐色,鞣(革)] yellowish-brown color; brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun
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[嫌惡,反感] extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense
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[使符合標準,使標準化] normalize; cause to conform to a standard
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[沉靜的,安靜的] sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
suburb  Speak Example sentences
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[神學,宗教] science of God or religion
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[過度的疲勞,緊張] pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper
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[郊區] outskirts; usually residential area or community outlying a city
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[彈性,彈力] ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
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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[嫌惡,反感] extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense
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[黃褐色,鞣(革)] yellowish-brown color; brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun
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[使符合標準,使標準化] normalize; cause to conform to a standard
symbolism  Speak Example sentences
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[勢利小人] a vulgar person who affects to be better, richer, or more fashionable than he really is; one who apes his superiors
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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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[狡猾的] cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
tack  Speak Example sentences
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[大頭釘,圖釘] small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head
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[推擠,猛推] drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; push along, aside, or away, in a careless manner
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[僵化,死板] stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
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[決心,解決,找到解決方案] make a firm decision about; find a solution to
theology  Speak Example sentences
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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
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[尾跡,痕跡] trail of a ship or other object through water; a path of something that has gone before
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[神學,宗教] science of God or religion
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[無限制的] unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion