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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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recognize  Speak Example sentences
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[害羞的,胆小的] timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
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[识别,辨认] perceive the identity of; consent or admit with a formal acknowledgment; show appreciation of
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[芦苇] tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems
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[滚动] a list of names
repute  Speak Example sentences
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[发现,揭示] remove the cover from; expose; disclose
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[擦洗,刷洗] rub hard; wash with rubbing
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[名声] ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to; consider; suppose
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[稳定性] a situation in which something is not likely to move or change; constancy
resident  Speak Example sentences
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[居民] one who resides in a place permanently or for an extended period; dweller
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[怀疑] mistrust; an act of suspecting something, especially something wrong, on little evidence or without proof
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[预演,排练] practice; drill; engage in preparation for a public performance
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[敏锐,机智,圆滑] the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
rooster  Speak Example sentences
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[可怕地,十分] dreadfully; frightfully; to a great extent; very much
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[桶,浴盆] a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
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[空前的] having no previous example; novel; unparalleled
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[公鸡] adult male chicken
scrub  Speak Example sentences
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[才能,行业,职业] career; a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation
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[可怕地,十分] dreadfully; frightfully; to a great extent; very much
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[擦洗,刷洗] rub hard; wash with rubbing
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[桶,浴盆] a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
shriek  Speak Example sentences
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[讽刺作品] form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
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[怀疑] mistrust; an act of suspecting something, especially something wrong, on little evidence or without proof
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[反驳] disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
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[尖叫] sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like
shy  Speak Example sentences
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[都市的] metropolitan;  of, relating to, or located in a city
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[害羞的,胆小的] timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
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[规则,规章] act of controlling or directing according to rule; prescribed by or according to rule
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[怀疑] mistrust; an act of suspecting something, especially something wrong, on little evidence or without proof
sovereignty  Speak Example sentences
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[滚动] a list of names
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[学者] professor; a learned person
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[撕,裂口] payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract
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[主权,统治权] the power of a country to control its own government
stability  Speak Example sentences
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[稳定性] a situation in which something is not likely to move or change; constancy
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[讽刺作品] form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
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[理论的] not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on a theory
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[免除,宽恕,汇款] send back; give up; surrender; resign; restore; transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
sturdy  Speak Example sentences
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[推想,假设] imagine or admit to exist; assume to be true; believe or receive as true
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[(人)强健的,结实的,(物)稳固的] robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
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[屏幕] the surface where pictures can be projected for viewing; examine; test
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[宁静的,安静的] free from disturbance; pacific