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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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recognition  Speak Example sentences
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[公鸡] adult male chicken
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[无法忍受的,承受不住的] unendurable; so unpleasant, distasteful, or painful as to be intolerable
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[日落] daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
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[赞誉,承认] acceptance; an agreement that something is true or legal
religion  Speak Example sentences
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[减轻] free from a burden; alleviate; save from ruin
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[壁球] crush something into a flat shape
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[复制品,繁殖] act of making copies
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[宗教] belief in supernatural power regarded as creator and governor of the universe
repeal  Speak Example sentences
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[废除,撤除] revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act
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[赞誉,承认] acceptance; an agreement that something is true or legal
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[减轻] free from a burden; alleviate; save from ruin
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[睡眠] sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
respective  Speak Example sentences
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[拱顶,地下室] arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground
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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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[规定,条款] provision; an agreement made by parties in a judicial proceeding
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[分别的,各自的] individual; relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; respectful; regardful
rooster  Speak Example sentences
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[复制品,繁殖] act of making copies
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[公鸡] adult male chicken
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[日落] daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
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[巨大的,大量的,范围广的] large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
satire  Speak Example sentences
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[船只失事,海难] destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin
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[沙的,多沙的] loose and large-grained with consistency
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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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[照料,看顾] make a tender of; be disposed or inclined; move or extend in a certain direction
satisfaction  Speak Example sentences
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[规定,条款] provision; an agreement made by parties in a judicial proceeding
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[满意,满足] fulfillment or gratification of a desire, need, or appetite; source or means of gratification
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[复制品,繁殖] act of making copies
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[废除,撤除] revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act
savings  Speak Example sentences
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[装运,装载的货物] sending of cargo; an act of sending off something
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[满意,满足] fulfillment or gratification of a desire, need, or appetite; source or means of gratification
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[储蓄,存款] resources; money saved
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[惊吓,使受惊] frighten; alarm; strike with sudden fear
scarce  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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[沙的,多沙的] loose and large-grained with consistency
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[武器] arms; any object used in fighting or war, such as a gun, bomb, knife
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[蛋黄] nutritive material; a greasy substance found in unprocessed sheep's wool; yellow part of an egg
scare  Speak Example sentences
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[壁球] crush something into a flat shape
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[惊吓,使受惊] frighten; alarm; strike with sudden fear
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[预演,排练] practice; drill; engage in preparation for a public performance
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[睡眠] sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy