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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abolition  Speak Example sentences
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[拱,腳弓,使彎成拱,使成拱形] any part of a curved line
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[不道德的,敗德的,貪污的] changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
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[慢性的] lasting for a long period;  marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
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[廢除,取消] ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
alienate  Speak Example sentences
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[孤立,樹敵] cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
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[天文學] branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
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[貢奉,奉獻] set apart for a deity or special purposes; devote; consecrate
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[使目眩,使眼花,使迷惑] overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy
allegiance  Speak Example sentences
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[拱,腳弓,使彎成拱,使成拱形] any part of a curved line
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[忠誠] loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
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[人類學] social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
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[血統,世襲] ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
alongside  Speak Example sentences
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[創造,建立,作品,創造物] fact or state of having been created; the act of investing with a new office or title
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[鉗子,鉗緊] any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts
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[橫靠著,沿著,傍著,橫靠,傍著] along or by the side; side by side with
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[欺騙,行騙] fool; cause to believe what is not true; mislead
altitude  Speak Example sentences
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[孤立,樹敵] cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
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[使穩固,架穩支撐物] something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod
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[裝飾,裝潢,修飾] adorn; add something to an object or place, especially in order to make it more attractive
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[高度] elevation especially above sea level; height
aptitude  Speak Example sentences
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[能力,才能] inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
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[忍耐,忍受,遵守] endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
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[小容器,膠囊,太空艙] small container; pill in the form of small rounded gelatinous; a shortened version of a written work
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[人類學] social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
buffet  Speak Example sentences
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[放逐,摒棄] drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
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[奸詐的,狡猾的] knowing; skillful; artful; designing; deceitful
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[高度] elevation especially above sea level; height
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[自助餐] table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out
clamp  Speak Example sentences
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[通常的,習慣的,慣例的] agreeing with or established by common usage; conventional; habitual
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[彗星] an object that goes around the sun
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[血統,世襲] ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
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[鉗子,鉗緊] any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts
commotion  Speak Example sentences
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[貢奉,奉獻] set apart for a deity or special purposes; devote; consecrate
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[騷動,動亂] disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
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[裝飾,裝潢,修飾] adorn; add something to an object or place, especially in order to make it more attractive
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[血統,世襲] ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
compensate  Speak Example sentences
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[捲曲,蜷縮,繚繞] form into a coiled or spiral shape; twist into ringlets or coils; move in curve or spiral
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[競技場,舞台] a playing field where sports events take place; a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
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[補償,賠償] make amends for; reimburse
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[豐富的,富足的] more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large