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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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remedy  Speak Example sentences
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[口头的] expressed in spoken rather than written words; consisting of words alone without action
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[无用的,无结果的,枉然] having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
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[药物] a medicine or therapy; cure; fix; repair; provide relief for
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[熄灭,覆盖] conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
rhetorical  Speak Example sentences
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[药物] a medicine or therapy; cure; fix; repair; provide relief for
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[精神充沛的] something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
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[严肃的,庄严的,隆重的] serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
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[修辞色彩的,花言巧语的] relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language
rhythm  Speak Example sentences
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[约会,约会地点,会合] meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
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[坚定,决心,决定] determination; resolving to do something; a formal statement of a decision
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[自愿的,志愿的] done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
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[节奏,韵律] pattern; beat;  recurring at regular intervals
septic  Speak Example sentences
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[革命] act of revolving; motion of a body around a fixed point or line; total or radical change in political organization
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[受感染的,腐败的] of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction
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[节奏,韵律] pattern; beat;  recurring at regular intervals
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[中级的] not of major importance; of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
striking  Speak Example sentences
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[锈,生锈] become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid
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[精神充沛的] something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
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[醒目的,惊人的] dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
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[中级的] not of major importance; of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
territorial  Speak Example sentences
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[素食者] someone who doesn't eat meat or fish usually for religious or moral reasons
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[使显现,使形象化] make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
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[领土的] pertaining to territory or land; limited to a certain district
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[令人厌倦的] tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
threshold  Speak Example sentences
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[经由,途经,通过,凭藉] by the way of
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[中级的] not of major importance; of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
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[(使)变形,改观] change in outward structure or looks; convert
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[开始,开端] entrance; the starting point for a new state or experience
tonic  Speak Example sentences
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[精神充沛的] something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
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[交易] deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
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[受感染的,腐败的] of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction
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[绕转,旋转,考虑,细想] turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
transform  Speak Example sentences
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[严肃的,庄严的,隆重的] serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
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[修辞色彩的,花言巧语的] relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language
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[(使)变形,改观] change in outward structure or looks; convert
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[醒目的,惊人的] dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
transmission  Speak Example sentences
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[特征,特性] quality; attribute; distinguishing feature; slight degree or amount
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[切成细条,撕成碎片] a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long, irregular strip that is cut or torn off
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[修辞色彩的,花言巧语的] relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language
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[传动,播送消息,动力传送器] act of transmitting; automotive assembly of gears; sending of a signal