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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reproof  Speak Example sentences
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[斥責,責備] expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
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[大豆] soybean; most highly protein vegetable
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[膽怯的,羞怯的] shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
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[老練的] experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
roundabout  Speak Example sentences
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[肋骨,傘骨] one of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax
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[不宜的,相反的] not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition
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[繞遠道的,轉彎抹角的] circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
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[派別,宗派,派系,] a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
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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[奢侈的,華麗的] magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
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[豬] any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
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[地震的] caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
sanction  Speak Example sentences
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[膽怯的,羞怯的] shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
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[制裁] approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance
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[徹底的,廣泛的] extensive; having wide-ranging influence or effect:
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[超音速的,超聲(波)的] supersonic; higher in frequency than the range of sound perceptible to the human ear
sate  Speak Example sentences
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[劍鞘] the case for sword blade; sheath
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[使心滿意足,使過度滿足,使膩] satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
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[超音速的,超聲(波)的] supersonic; higher in frequency than the range of sound perceptible to the human ear
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[老練,精緻複雜] being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
scruple  Speak Example sentences
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[未觸及的] intact; not mentioned; not touched
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[躊躇,憂鬱] hesitate as a result of conscience or principle
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[尊敬,崇拜] religious zeal; willingness to serve God
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[小酒店,客棧] building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
seismic  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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[不服從的,倔強的] difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
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[地震的] caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
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[斥責,責備] expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
siren  Speak Example sentences
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[奢侈的,華麗的] magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
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[汽笛,警報器] an electronic device producing a similar sound as a signal or warning; something insidious or deceptive; mermaid
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[斥責,責備] expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
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[尊敬的,可敬的] respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
snobbish  Speak Example sentences
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[太空船] a vehicle for traveling in space
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[尊敬的,可敬的] respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
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[震蕩的] marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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[勢利的,諂上欺下的] of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious
spacecraft  Speak Example sentences
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[超音速的,超聲(波)的] supersonic; higher in frequency than the range of sound perceptible to the human ear
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[粘的] sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
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[裹屍,隱藏] hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
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[太空船] a vehicle for traveling in space