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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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residue  Speak Example sentences
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[誘惑人的] attractive; appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or inadvisable
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[殘留物,餘額] the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
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[怨恨,惡意] ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart
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[曬斑,曬黑] redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun
retroactive  Speak Example sentences
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[活力,生命力] energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
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[警惕] watchfulness; wakefulness; a process of paying close and continuous attention
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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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[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
revert  Speak Example sentences
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[安心地,安全地] in a manner free from fear or risk
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[活力,生命力] energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
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[同情,體諒] be understanding of; feel or express sympathy or compassion
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[回复,故態復萌] return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
ruddy  Speak Example sentences
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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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[紅的,紅潤的,白裡透紅的,健康的] reddish color; healthy-looking
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[高低不平的,崎嶇的] uneven; rough; very difficult
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[曬斑,曬黑] redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun
rumble  Speak Example sentences
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[神學,宗教] science of God or religion
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[發出低沉的隆隆聲] utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound
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[地震的] caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
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[剝落,脫殼] remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly
sanctuary  Speak Example sentences
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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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[避難所] place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque
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[全體同意,全體一致] complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
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[隱遁的,隔絕的] removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
scrape  Speak Example sentences
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[羅網,陷井] trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
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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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[有用的,有益的] tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
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[剛毅的,樸素的,紀律嚴格的,斯巴達的] avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
secluded  Speak Example sentences
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[高低不平的,崎嶇的] uneven; rough; very difficult
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[避難所] place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque
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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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[隱遁的,隔絕的] removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
sock  Speak Example sentences
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[短襪,重擊,痛打] plowshare; short stocking reaching a point between ankle and knee; hard blow or punch; comic drama
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[雕刻家] an artist who creates sculptures
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[避難所] place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque
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[有用的,有益的] tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
spartan  Speak Example sentences
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[懇求,教唆] act of soliciting; inciting of another to commit a crime; temptation; allurement; petition; proposal
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[吹捧] advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
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[剛毅的,樸素的,紀律嚴格的,斯巴達的] avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
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[證明,證實] confirm; prove the truth by a presentation of evidence or testimony