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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reliance  Speak Example sentences
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[監督,管理] management by overseeing the performance
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[嚴格,苛刻,精確] strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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[依靠,依靠的人或物] dependence; certainty based on experience
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[忍受,容許] endure; withstand; allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit
resident  Speak Example sentences
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[部落,部族] family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same direct ancestor and kept distinct
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[元音] speech sound made with the vocal tract open
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[叛徒] one who takes part in an armed group against the constituted authority; revolt
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[居民] one who resides in a place permanently or for an extended period; dweller
rigor  Speak Example sentences
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[蔬菜] any of numerous herbaceous plants to eat in a meal
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[復興,復活] bringing again into activity and prominence
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[隱伏跟踪(獵物)] go through an area in search of prey; pursue; walk with a stiff or angry gait; move threateningly
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[嚴格,苛刻,精確] strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
salmon  Speak Example sentences
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[諷刺的,挖苦的] ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
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[鮭魚] several species of fish of the Salmonidae family; reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the salmon
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[睡眠] sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
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[復興,復活] bringing again into activity and prominence
sarcastic  Speak Example sentences
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[監督,管理] management by overseeing the performance
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[概略地,大致地] approximately; more or less
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[諷刺的,挖苦的] ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
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[規則,規章] act of controlling or directing according to rule; prescribed by or according to rule
scarce  Speak Example sentences
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[缺乏的,稀有的,罕見的] hard to find; absent or rare; limited
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[適合,適應] meet the requirements of; fit; please; satisfy
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[結實的,勇敢堅定的] dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
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[敏銳,機智,圓滑] the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
security  Speak Example sentences
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[安全] freedom from risk or danger; safety
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[部落,部族] family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same direct ancestor and kept distinct
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[分別的,各自的] individual; relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; respectful; regardful
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[模糊的,含糊的] imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit
stout  Speak Example sentences
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[戰士,勇士] fighter; combatant; one who is engaged in or experienced in battle
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[結實的,勇敢堅定的] dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
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[胡桃,核桃樹] tree with 10 - 40 meters tall; hard, dark brown wood of any of these trees
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[睡眠] sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
suitable  Speak Example sentences
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[缺乏的,稀有的,罕見的] hard to find; absent or rare; limited
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[監督,管理] management by overseeing the performance
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[適當的,相配的] appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
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[鮭魚] several species of fish of the Salmonidae family; reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the salmon
supervision  Speak Example sentences
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[嚴厲批評,猛烈的訓斥] scold harshly; criticize severely
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[元音] speech sound made with the vocal tract open
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[監督,管理] management by overseeing the performance
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[簡單,樸素] easiness; plainness; absence of luxury or showiness; lack of good sense or intelligence; foolishness