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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rebellion  Speak Example sentences
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[谋反,叛乱] organized opposition to authority
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[平静] the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
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[愚蠢的,糊涂的,傻的] exhibiting a lack of wisdom or good sense; foolish; stupid
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[猜测] guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
savings  Speak Example sentences
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[忍受,容许] endure; withstand; allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit
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[悲哀的] deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
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[预演,排练] practice; drill; engage in preparation for a public performance
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[储蓄,存款] resources; money saved
scholar  Speak Example sentences
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[戏剧的,矫揉造作的] of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
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[选择,精选品] choice; variety; collection
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[结合,一致] cohesion; harmony; quality of being united into one
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[学者] professor; a learned person
silly  Speak Example sentences
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[(言语,举止等的)文雅,精巧] result of improving something; the process of removing impurities
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[围巾,披肩] a long piece of cloth worn about the head, neck, or shoulders
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[裁缝师] one whose occupation is making garments; create clothes with cloth
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[愚蠢的,糊涂的,傻的] exhibiting a lack of wisdom or good sense; foolish; stupid
simplicity  Speak Example sentences
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[适合,适应] meet the requirements of; fit; please; satisfy
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[照料,看顾] make a tender of; be disposed or inclined; move or extend in a certain direction
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[简单,朴素] easiness; plainness; absence of luxury or showiness; lack of good sense or intelligence; foolishness
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[猜测] guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
slumber  Speak Example sentences
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[睡眠] sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
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[(言语,举止等的)文雅,精巧] result of improving something; the process of removing impurities
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[维护,支持] support; preserve; hold aloft; raise
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[宇宙] cosmos; everything that exists anywhere
supervision  Speak Example sentences
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[塔,城堡] a building that is exceptionally high in proportion to its width and length; tall, slender structure
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[擦洗,刷洗] rub hard; wash with rubbing
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[缺乏的,稀有的,罕见的] hard to find; absent or rare; limited
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[监督,管理] management by overseeing the performance
surmise  Speak Example sentences
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[缺乏的,稀有的,罕见的] hard to find; absent or rare; limited
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[悲哀的] deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
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[猜测] guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
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[同情,同情心] compassion; pity; concern
tailor  Speak Example sentences
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[照料,看顾] make a tender of; be disposed or inclined; move or extend in a certain direction
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[裁缝师] one whose occupation is making garments; create clothes with cloth
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[神龛,圣地] case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb
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[结合,一致] cohesion; harmony; quality of being united into one
tend  Speak Example sentences
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[缺乏的,稀有的,罕见的] hard to find; absent or rare; limited
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[腰,腰部] narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
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[惊吓,使受惊] frighten; alarm; strike with sudden fear
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[照料,看顾] make a tender of; be disposed or inclined; move or extend in a certain direction