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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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[彈性,彈力] ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
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[樹懶,怠惰,懶惰] laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
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[持續不變的] continued;  maintained at length without interruption or weakening
residue  Speak Example sentences
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[地下的,] hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
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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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[殘留物,餘額] the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
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[聰慧,洞察力] quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
sanctuary  Speak Example sentences
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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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[避難所] place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque
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[使符合標準,使標準化] normalize; cause to conform to a standard
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[地下的,] hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
scandalous  Speak Example sentences
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[隨意,衝動] sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy
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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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[彈性,彈力] ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
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[煙霧] air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
skirmish  Speak Example sentences
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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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[巨大的,大得驚人的] astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
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[樹懶,怠惰,懶惰] laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
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[殘留物,餘額] the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
snare  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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[多毛的] hairy; lacking sharp detail or clarity; consisting of, or covered with wool
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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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[勝利者,獲勝者] conqueror; the winner of a game, competition, election, or war
snobbish  Speak Example sentences
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[親切,溫柔] gentleness; softness; affection; tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings
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[羅網,陷井] trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
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[勢利的,諂上欺下的] of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious
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[振動的] shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
tarry  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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[邪惡的] suggesting or threatening evil
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[等候,逗留,混日子] delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
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[斥責,責備] expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
tenderness  Speak Example sentences
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[振動的] shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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[離奇的] strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
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[附文,扶手] amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses
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[親切,溫柔] gentleness; softness; affection; tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings
tremor  Speak Example sentences
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[煙霧] air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
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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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[振動的] shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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[紅的,紅潤的,白裡透紅的,健康的] reddish color; healthy-looking