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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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scabbard  Speak Example sentences
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[多毛的] hairy; lacking sharp detail or clarity; consisting of, or covered with wool
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[莊嚴的,崇高的,壯觀的] of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
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[劍鞘] the case for sword blade; sheath
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[腫脹] becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids
servitude  Speak Example sentences
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[奴隸身份,苦工] forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
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[隨意,衝動] sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy
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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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[藍寶石] a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
skirmish  Speak Example sentences
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[肆無忌憚的,無道德原則的] unprincipled; lacking honesty
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[設阱捕獸者] one who sets devices to catch animals
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[小規模戰爭,小打小鬧] minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
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[活力,生命力] energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
snug  Speak Example sentences
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[吹捧] advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
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[糖漿,果汁] a thick sweet sticky liquid
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[溫暖的,舒適的] a small secluded room; well and tightly constructed
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[生存,存在,供養] remain or continue in existence; maintain life; live; support oneself
sojourn  Speak Example sentences
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[逗留] temporary stay; a brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
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[丟棄,打碎] throw away; discard; break down into parts for disposal or salvage
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[莊嚴的,崇高的,壯觀的] of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
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[發臭,臭味] strong, offensive smell; disgusting odor; stench
stuffy  Speak Example sentences
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[殺,殘殺] put to death with a weapon, or by violence; kill; put an end to; destroy; overwhelm, as with laughter or love
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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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[節制,自製,戒酒,禁酒] restraint; avoiding excesses
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[(空氣)不新鮮的,悶氣的] stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
subsist  Speak Example sentences
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[地層,社會階層] a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
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[吹捧] advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
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[(空氣)不新鮮的,悶氣的] stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
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[生存,存在,供養] remain or continue in existence; maintain life; live; support oneself
theology  Speak Example sentences
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[神學,宗教] science of God or religion
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[拼寫,累計,表示] name or write in order the letters constituting; add up to; signify
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[蜂蠟,蠟狀物] any of various natural, oily, or greasy heat-sensitive substances
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[節制,自製,戒酒,禁酒] restraint; avoiding excesses
thwart  Speak Example sentences
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[阻礙,挫敗] hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
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[遮蔽的] protected from danger or bad weather
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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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[藍寶石] a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
tout  Speak Example sentences
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[腫脹] becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids
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[吹捧] advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
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[隨意,衝動] sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy
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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