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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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leap  Speak Example sentences
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[跳躍] jump; hop; place jumped over or from
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[收據,收條,接受,收到] act of receiving;  acknowledgment of goods delivered or money paid
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[濕地,沼澤] swamp; bog; low lying wetland with grassy vegetation
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[凡人,人類] man, human being; liable or subject to death; accompanying death
legend  Speak Example sentences
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[寬大,寬恕,仁慈] compassionate treatment of unfortunate and helpless; willingness to spare or to help; disposition to be kind
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[圖例] explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
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[主要的,(高等院校的)校長,本金,主要演員] highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree
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[推遲,使延期] hold back to a later time; delay; defer
majority  Speak Example sentences
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[多數] greater number or part; a number more than half of the total
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[海的,航海的,海產的] sea-dwelling; maritime; naval
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[遊行] march in a procession;  ceremonial procession; a visible display
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[(判斷事物的)角度,方法,觀點] the appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
maximum  Speak Example sentences
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[義務,職責] act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt
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[最大量(的),最大值(的)] the largest possible quantity
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[媒體] public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television
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[瘟疫,討厭的人或物] epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
mercy  Speak Example sentences
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[寬大,寬恕,仁慈] compassionate treatment of unfortunate and helpless; willingness to spare or to help; disposition to be kind
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[協議] code of correct conduct; rules governing socially acceptable behavior; record of a transaction
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[連接物,鏈環,會合] be or become joined or united; connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
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[隨機的] without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
minus  Speak Example sentences
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[(判斷事物的)角度,方法,觀點] the appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
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[圖例] explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
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[減去,零下,欠缺,負號] less; requiring to be subtracted; negative
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[嫉妒的,妒忌的] resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious
panic  Speak Example sentences
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[保持,維持,贍養,供給] keep in any particular state or condition; keep up or carry on; continue
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[主要的,(高等院校的)校長,本金,主要演員] highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree
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[恐慌] sudden mass fear and anxiety
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[圖例] explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
paradise  Speak Example sentences
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[天堂,伊甸樂園,天國] garden of Eden; any place of complete delight and peace
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[瘟疫,討厭的人或物] epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
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[漏,滲] escape fluid from a container through a hole or crack; tell anonymously; reveal
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[圖例] explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
personnel  Speak Example sentences
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[選擇,採,摘,挖掘] remove something with the fingers or with the teeth; separate as choice or desirable
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[問題] subject; topic; problem; edition; publication; release; publish
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[人員,職員] group of people willing to obey orders
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[依靠,依賴,信任,信賴] rest with confidence; have confidence; depend
perspective  Speak Example sentences
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[媒體] public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television
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[登記] give outward signs of; express; record in writing; enroll as a student
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[(判斷事物的)角度,方法,觀點] the appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
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[保持,維持,贍養,供給] keep in any particular state or condition; keep up or carry on; continue