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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes

discreet

1

	[激怒,使过敏] rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke
	[小心的,谨慎的] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
	[配料,成份] element in a mixture or compound
	[放逐] force separation from one's native country

editorial

2

	[编辑的,社论] of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
	[过滤] strain; pass liquid or gas through a device that blocks some matter by a particular criterion
	[不同,不像,相异] be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
	[放逐] force separation from one's native country

encyclopedia

3

	[百科全书] a reference work containing articles on various topics
	[解释,说明,翻译] explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
	[范围,程度] extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; the degree to which a thing extends
	[经济的,经济学的,有利润的] pertaining to economy; frugal; cheap

exterior

4

	[放任,沉溺,使满足] be complacent toward; give way to; not to oppose or restrain; yield to the desire of
	[(信息的)反馈] response to an inquiry or experiment
	[旋钮,按钮,小圆块] a hard protuberance; hard swelling or rising; bunch; lump
	[外部,外表] outside; external or outward appearance

filter

5

	[过滤] strain; pass liquid or gas through a device that blocks some matter by a particular criterion
	[编辑的,社论] of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
	[超越,衰落,失色] darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
	[学院,学会,协会] the association organized to promote art or science, or education

flask

6

	[烧瓶,细颈瓶] a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
	[超越,衰落,失色] darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
	[用力投掷] throw with great force; cast; toss
	[范围,程度] extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; the degree to which a thing extends

galaxy

7

	[星系,一群显赫的人,一系列重要的人或物] large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
	[范围,程度] extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; the degree to which a thing extends
	[外部,外表] outside; external or outward appearance
	[通货膨胀] the general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country

garment

8

	[永恒的,持久的,无止境的] continuing forever or indefinitely
	[基本的,初级的] basic; fundamental; relating to the early stages of studying a subject
	[使人难忘的,壮丽的] adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
	[衣服] any article of clothing, as coat or gown

gigantic

9

	[巨大的] exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive
	[配料,成份] element in a mixture or compound
	[变化无常的,薄情的] not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
	[减弱下去,褪色,消失,枯萎] disappear; die out; lose color; lose freshness

hectic

10

	[兴奋的,繁忙的] feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of the body
	[百科全书] a reference work containing articles on various topics
	[过滤] strain; pass liquid or gas through a device that blocks some matter by a particular criterion
	[旋钮,按钮,小圆块] a hard protuberance; hard swelling or rising; bunch; lump

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