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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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[蛋黄] nutritive material; a greasy substance found in unprocessed sheep's wool; yellow part of an egg
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[修订,校订] modification; correction; an act of altering
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[重申,重复] say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
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[撕,裂口] payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract
resolute  Speak Example sentences
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[分开,隔开,阻隔] set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect
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[限制,约束] act of keeping something within specified bounds; a principle that limits the extent of something
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[秘密] something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge
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[坚定的,毅然的] firm, unyielding,  or determined; having decided purpose
responsibility  Speak Example sentences
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[坚定的,毅然的] firm, unyielding,  or determined; having decided purpose
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[竞争,敌对状态] competition; the act of competing as for a profit or a prize
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[责任,职责] duties; obligation; state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable
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[避免] avoid deliberately; keep away from
rooster  Speak Example sentences
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[公鸡] adult male chicken
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[驾驶,掌舵] drive; direct;  guide by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel
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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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[避免] avoid deliberately; keep away from
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[美德] goodness, moral excellence; good quality
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[楼梯] a way of access consisting of a set of steps
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[概略地,大致地] approximately; more or less
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[品味,享受] take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
scramble  Speak Example sentences
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[男高音,要点,要旨] continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document
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[责任,职责] duties; obligation; state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable
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[重申,重复] say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
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[攀爬,搅乱,使混杂] unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way
serenity  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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[平静] the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
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[优雅的,精制的] cultured; purified; made pure
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[战士,勇士] fighter; combatant; one who is engaged in or experienced in battle
skull  Speak Example sentences
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[驾驶,掌舵] drive; direct;  guide by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel
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[结束] end of something in time or space; result or outcome; conclusion
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[头骨] a bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
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[尖锐的,剌耳的] acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound
syllable  Speak Example sentences
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[(语音)音节] a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
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[概略地,大致地] approximately; more or less
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[撕,裂口] payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract
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[严格,苛刻,精确] strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
temple  Speak Example sentences
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[优雅的,精制的] cultured; purified; made pure
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[寺庙,教堂] church; place of worship
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[重申,重复] say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
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[蛋黄] nutritive material; a greasy substance found in unprocessed sheep's wool; yellow part of an egg