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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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devastating  Speak Example sentences
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[放任,沉溺,使满足] be complacent toward; give way to; not to oppose or restrain;  yield to the desire of
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[破坏性的] destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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[旅行计划,路线] plan of the trip; a guidebook for travelers
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[肮脏,粗语] foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
disrupt  Speak Example sentences
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[婴儿,幼儿] child in the first period of life; young babe
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[增加,改进] make better or more attractive; increase; improve
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[使分裂,使陷于混乱,破坏] upset; throw into confusion or disorder
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[旅行计划,路线] plan of the trip; a guidebook for travelers
duly  Speak Example sentences
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[困境,进退两难] predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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[适当,合适,适度,当然,及时] as it ought to be; properly; regularly
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[可疑的,疑心的] distrustful; skeptical; full of doubt; having doubt; not settled in opinion
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[继承] receive from an ancestor by legal succession or will; receive by bequest or as a legacy
dwarf  Speak Example sentences
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[相等的,等值的] interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning
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[侵略,侵犯] move into; intrude; enter by force in order to conquer or pillage
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[旅行计划,路线] plan of the trip; a guidebook for travelers
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[使看上去矮小] cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
economics  Speak Example sentences
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[婴儿,幼儿] child in the first period of life; young babe
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[专业知识,技能] specialized knowledge; expert skill
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[经济学] branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
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[传染,使感染,污染,感染,影响] bring into contact with a substance that can cause illness
exile  Speak Example sentences
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[医院,医务室] health facility where patients receive treatment
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[相等的,等值的] interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning
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[放逐] force separation from one's native country
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[松软的绒毛团,软毛,填充材料] inflated or padded material; light down or fuzz, as on a young bird; superficial entertainment
expertise  Speak Example sentences
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[专业知识,技能] specialized knowledge; expert skill
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[丧失,没收,丧失物] something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
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[奉承,谄媚] compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favor; enhance someone's vanity by praising them
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[经济学] branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
feast  Speak Example sentences
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[宴会,筵席,宗教节日] festival or holiday; festive or joyous meal; something highly agreeable; entertainment
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[被雇用,雇用,使用] act of employing or using; work in which one is engaged; occupation
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[论文(博士生)] formal essay;  paper written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at university
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[肮脏,粗语] foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
flock  Speak Example sentences
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[大破坏,混乱] wide and general destruction; devastation; waste
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[一群同类的牲畜] group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
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[传染,使感染,污染,感染,影响] bring into contact with a substance that can cause illness
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[专业知识,技能] specialized knowledge; expert skill
glamour  Speak Example sentences
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[困境,进退两难] predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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[魅力,魔力] the air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; a magic spell
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[经济学] branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
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[异常的,杰出的] extraordinary; unusual; well above average