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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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refined  Speak Example sentences
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[佯装,假的,赝品] pretend; put on a false appearance of; feign
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[宁静的,安静的] free from disturbance; pacific
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[结实的,勇敢坚定的] dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
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[优雅的,精制的] cultured; purified; made pure
regulation  Speak Example sentences
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[容忍的,宽容的] showing respect for the rights of others; open-minded; showing the capacity for endurance
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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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[革命的] marked by new or introducing radical change
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[规则,规章] act of controlling or directing according to rule; prescribed by or according to rule
remit  Speak Example sentences
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[撤回,取消] void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
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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
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[结实的,勇敢坚定的] dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
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[胜利,战胜] a successful ending of struggle or contest; a defeat of an enemy or opponent
resist  Speak Example sentences
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[主权,统治权] the power of a country to control its own government
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[桶,浴盆] a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
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[抵抗] stand up or offer resistance; refuse to comply; withstand the force of something
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[贡品,殷勤,颂词,礼物] payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; the mark of respect; praiseworthy quality
revoke  Speak Example sentences
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[感伤性的,感情脆弱的] emotional; Resulting from emotion rather than reason or realism
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[暴风雨] storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
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[胜利,战胜] a successful ending of struggle or contest; a defeat of an enemy or opponent
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[撤回,取消] void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
rifle  Speak Example sentences
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[诗,韵文] writing that is arranged in short lines with a regular rhythm; poetry
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[主权,统治权] the power of a country to control its own government
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[胜利,战胜] a successful ending of struggle or contest; a defeat of an enemy or opponent
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[来复枪,步枪] shoulder firearm with a long barrel
satisfaction  Speak Example sentences
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[报酬,赔偿] render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
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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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[桶,浴盆] a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
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[主权,统治权] the power of a country to control its own government
sentimental  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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[感伤性的,感情脆弱的] emotional; Resulting from emotion rather than reason or realism
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[楼梯] a way of access consisting of a set of steps
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[谋反,叛乱] organized opposition to authority
sovereignty  Speak Example sentences
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[覆盖,清除] overlay with other cords going round and round it; take or move by a sudden motion; clean completely
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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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[佯装,假的,赝品] pretend; put on a false appearance of; feign
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[主权,统治权] the power of a country to control its own government
stout  Speak Example sentences
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[结实的,勇敢坚定的] dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
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[报酬,赔偿] render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
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[革命的] marked by new or introducing radical change
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[谋反,叛乱] organized opposition to authority