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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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[儀式] established ceremony prescribed by a religion
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[釘書機] one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples
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[高興的,有希望的,樂天的] cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
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[暴政,專制] oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power
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[電傳,電傳的文字,發電傳] communications system consisting of teletypewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals
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[嫌惡,反感] extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense
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[篩,過濾] separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
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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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[地下的,] hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
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[隱遁的,隔絕的] removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
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[勢利的,諂上欺下的] of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious
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[適合的,匹配的] meant or adapted for an occasion or use
snobbish  Speak Example sentences
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[等候,逗留,混日子] delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
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[下陷,下垂,消沉] sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane
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[地層,社會階層] a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
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[勢利的,諂上欺下的] of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious
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[批判] disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
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[老練,精緻複雜] being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
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[暴政,專制] oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power
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[篩,過濾] separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
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[批判] disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
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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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[地層,社會階層] a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
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[小點,斑點,少量] particle; a tiny spot; stain
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[等候,逗留,混日子] delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
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[抵抗的,有抵抗力的] unaffected; incapable of being affected
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[嫌惡,反感] extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense
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[矮壯的,又短又厚的,蹲著的] stocky; short and thick; low and broad
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[使窒息,撲滅] interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
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[蒼白的] having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
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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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[樹液,汁液] the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
stratum  Speak Example sentences
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[電傳,電傳的文字,發電傳] communications system consisting of teletypewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals
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[紅的,紅潤的,白裡透紅的,健康的] reddish color; healthy-looking
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[哨兵] one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
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[地層,社會階層] a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
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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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[肆無忌憚的,無道德原則的] unprincipled; lacking honesty
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[地下的,] hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
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[用茅草覆蓋屋頂] house roof made with a plant material