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  Academic Words Level 2 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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incense  Speak Example sentences
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[棲木,棲息地] a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
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[男修道院,僧院] house of religious retirement, or of seclusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks
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[激怒] enrage; infuriate; cause to be extremely angry
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[妨礙,干涉] disrupt; hinder; be or create a hindrance or obstacle
indicative  Speak Example sentences
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[不可抵抗的,不能壓制的] overwhelming; tempting; charming
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[預示的] suggestive; implying; serving to indicate
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[歌劇] a drama set to music and consists of singing
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[隔離,孤立] separation; detachment; quality or condition of being isolated
investigation  Speak Example sentences
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[流行的,受歡迎的] of common people; suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain
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[(痛苦的)呻吟,(不滿的)抱怨] a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; groan softly and continuously
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[調查] detailed inquiry or systematic examination; inquiry
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[傾向,傾向於,彎曲] tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency
largely  Speak Example sentences
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[大量地,大半地] in a large manner; for the most part; mainly
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[興趣,利息] attention; curiosity; dividend; yield
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[羊肉] sheep; flesh of a sheep;  loose woman; prostitute
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[激怒] enrage; infuriate; cause to be extremely angry
mathematics  Speak Example sentences
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[反對,敵對] condition of conflicting; the act of opposing something
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[暴行] act of extreme violence or viciousness; offense
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[預示的] suggestive; implying; serving to indicate
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[數學] the science dealing with the logic of quantity and shape
moor  Speak Example sentences
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[羊肉] sheep; flesh of a sheep;  loose woman; prostitute
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[士氣] confidence; mood or spirit of a group that makes the members wants the group to succeed
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[大水罐,水壺] container for liquids, having a handle and a lip or spout for pouring; a player who throws the ball to the batter
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[黑色皮膚的人,曠野地,荒野,使(船)停泊] a dark-colored person generally; broad area of open land, often high but poorly drained
obstacle  Speak Example sentences
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[反對,敵對] condition of conflicting; the act of opposing something
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[散文] essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
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[障礙] one that opposes stands in the way of or holds up progress
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[成功的,繁榮的] successful; thriving; having or characterized by financial success or good fortune
opposition  Speak Example sentences
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[藥丸] a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet; something that is unpleasant or offensive
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[無能,無力] lack of ability, especially mental ability, to do something
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[散文] essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
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[反對,敵對] condition of conflicting; the act of opposing something
patronage  Speak Example sentences
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[黑色皮膚的人,曠野地,荒野,使(船)停泊] a dark-colored person generally; broad area of open land, often high but poorly drained
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[非正式的,不拘禮節的] absence of ceremony; casual
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[贊助,惠顧] sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
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[早熟的,不成熟的,過早的] too soon; too early; occurring before a state of readiness
perch  Speak Example sentences
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[自卑感] state of being lower than or not as good as
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[棲木,棲息地] a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
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[規定的] set down as a rule or guide; stated
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[果凍,膠狀物] a substance having the consistency of semi-solid foods