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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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crawl  Speak Example sentences
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[熾熱,發紅光,鮮豔奪目] shine with intense or white heat; give forth vivid light and heat; exhibit a strong, bright color
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[裂縫,裂紋,缺點] break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split;  hit forcefully; pass through
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[婚約,約會,約定,交戰] act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into the contest; state of being in gear
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[爬,爬行,蠕動,慢行] move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
credit  Speak Example sentences
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[漂亮的,英俊的] skillful; handy; agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance; attractive
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[親切的,和藹的,慈祥的] beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor
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[完整性] quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness
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[學分] arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
destructive  Speak Example sentences
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[破壞的,毀滅性的] causing, or able to cause, damage; ruinous
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[聯邦的,聯邦制的,聯邦政府的] of or relating to central government; national
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[爆炸,爆發] erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure
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[婚約,約會,約定,交戰] act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into the contest; state of being in gear
elevator  Speak Example sentences
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[准予,承認,給予,授予] allow to have; give based on merit; be willing to concede
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[否認,否定] act of refusing or disowning; negation; refusal to admit the truth; refusal to grant; rejection of a request
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[文明,文化] all the knowledge and values shared by a society; foster; the raising of plants or animals
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[電梯,起重機,活動穀倉] lifting device consisting of a platform or cage
engagement  Speak Example sentences
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[婚約,約會,約定,交戰] act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into the contest; state of being in gear
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[繼承人,後嗣] a person who inherits some title or office
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[人質] a prisoner who is held by one party to ensure that another party will meet specified terms
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[額外的,另外計價的項目,號外] something additional of the same kind
enthusiasm  Speak Example sentences
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[熱心,熱情] great excitement for or interest in a subject or cause;  feeling of excitement
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[學分] arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
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[隼鷹] bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
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[拖] draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
explode  Speak Example sentences
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[滿的,吃飽的,過飽的,完全的] filled to satisfaction with food or drink; containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
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[註明日期,約會] mark the time of; assign a date to
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[爆炸,爆發] erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure
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[文明,文化] all the knowledge and values shared by a society; foster; the raising of plants or animals
gang  Speak Example sentences
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[遊蕩,打攪] be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
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[學分] arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
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[人性,博愛,仁慈] kindness; virtue; all of the inhabitants of the earth
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[一隊(工人),一群(囚犯),一幫(歹徒),一夥] group of criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit; a herd of buffalo or elk
generation  Speak Example sentences
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[卑賤的,謙遜的] low or inferior in station or quality; modest
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[滿的,吃飽的,過飽的,完全的] filled to satisfaction with food or drink; containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
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[單腿跳,跳躍] move by successive leaps, as toads do; spring or jump on one foot
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[世代,一代人] all offspring at the same stage from an ancestor; interval between the birth of parents and their offspring
grade  Speak Example sentences
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[熾熱,發紅光,鮮豔奪目] shine with intense or white heat; give forth vivid light and heat; exhibit a strong, bright color
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[應得] be worthy of; have a right to
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[等級,級別,年級,成績] step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing
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[墳墓,墓地] a place for the burial; death, or extinction