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  Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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acclaim  Speak Example sentences
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[赞扬,表扬] applaud; announce with great approval
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[必须做的,被强制的] mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
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[称赞,颂扬] commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
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[平凡的] ordinary; having no remarkable features
aesthetic  Speak Example sentences
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[审美的] elegant or tasteful; of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste
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[磨(擦)破,擦伤处(尤指皮肤因磨擦等造成者).表面磨损] scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something
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[使人愉快的] delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
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[组成,构成,包括,一致,符合] be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
affiliate  Speak Example sentences
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[分界线,边界] dividing line; border; frontier
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[平凡的] ordinary; having no remarkable features
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[使隶属,接纳为成员] associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another
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[包括] include; consist of; be composed of
ancestor  Speak Example sentences
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[书架] case with shelves for holding books, especially one with glazed doors
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[增加,附于] fasten; append; add on; secure to something
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[减少,变小] dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
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[祖先,祖宗] forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
apt  Speak Example sentences
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[组成,构成,包括,一致,符合] be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
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[恰当的,贴切的] likely; precisely suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
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[使隶属,接纳为成员] associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another
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[审美的] elegant or tasteful; of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste
bilateral  Speak Example sentences
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[两边的,双边的] two-sided; mutual;  involving two groups or countries
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[称赞,颂扬] commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
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[书架] case with shelves for holding books, especially one with glazed doors
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[一百周年纪念] relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
bookcase  Speak Example sentences
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[拥挤,拥塞] act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
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[书架] case with shelves for holding books, especially one with glazed doors
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[勤勉的,勤奋的] assiduous; industrious; hard-working
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[断言] declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
boundary  Speak Example sentences
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[弄脏,污染,感染] make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
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[分界线,边界] dividing line; border; frontier
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[赞扬,表扬] applaud; announce with great approval
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[错误] serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
chaste  Speak Example sentences
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[断言] declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
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[祖先,祖宗] forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
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[纯的] morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
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[磨(擦)破,擦伤处(尤指皮肤因磨擦等造成者).表面磨损] scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something
consolidate  Speak Example sentences
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[显著的,显而易见的] noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
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[平凡的] ordinary; having no remarkable features
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[巩固,合并] make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
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[宗派,教派] class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect