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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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absurdity  Speak Example sentences
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[手藝,容器] something made by people; vessel
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[荒謬] quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment; logical contradiction
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[赤字,不足額] inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
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[蝴蝶] insect typically having a slender body with broad, colorful wings
allowance  Speak Example sentences
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[信任狀,證書,介紹信] a document or certificate proving a person's identity or qualifications; warrant
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[選票,投票數,投票,表決] printed or written ticket used in voting; the act of voting; the whole number of votes cast at an election
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[津貼,補助,認同,寬容,份額] approval; the act of allowing, granting, or admitting
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[赤字,不足額] inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
aptitude  Speak Example sentences
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[獲得] act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
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[能力,才能] inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
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[人類學] social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
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[餅屑,麵包屑,小量] small fragment or piece,  especially a small piece of bread or other food; broken or cut off
arch  Speak Example sentences
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[荒蕪的,貧瘠的] desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
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[宣布,宣言] announcement; explicit  statement; a formal public statement
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[赤字,不足額] inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
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[拱,腳弓,使彎成拱,使成拱形] any part of a curved line
artificial  Speak Example sentences
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[信任狀,證書,介紹信] a document or certificate proving a person's identity or qualifications; warrant
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[臉紅,羞愧] become rosy or reddish;  turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
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[人造的,人工的] made by humans; produced rather than natural.
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[可信的,可靠的] capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy
blunt  Speak Example sentences
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[標準,規則] standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based
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[荒蕪的,貧瘠的] desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
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[鈍的,直率的,不客氣的,使變鈍] having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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[嚴重的事故,傷亡] serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
blush  Speak Example sentences
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[臉紅,羞愧] become rosy or reddish;  turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
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[迎合] supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
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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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[人造的,人工的] made by humans; produced rather than natural.
brood  Speak Example sentences
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[悶想] think long and anxiously;  be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
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[作者,創作者,創始者] beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer
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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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[蝴蝶] insect typically having a slender body with broad, colorful wings
cashier  Speak Example sentences
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[讓步] act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
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[出納員] one who has charge of money; cash keeper
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[可信的,可靠的] capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy
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[臉紅,羞愧] become rosy or reddish;  turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
coalition  Speak Example sentences
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[獲得] act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
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[夥伴,同盟,集合] partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
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[人造的,人工的] made by humans; produced rather than natural.
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[陰冷的,寒冷的,沒有指望的,令人沮喪的] cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable