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  Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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advent  Speak Example sentences
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[到来,出现] coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
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[与水有关系的] consisting of, relating to, or being in the water
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[使人愉快的] delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
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[奇闻轶事] a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography
adverse  Speak Example sentences
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[污斑,污迹,污渍,(品行上的)污点] spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; a weak point or failing
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[拼凑成的,混合成的] made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded
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[很大的,值得重视的] large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible
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[讨厌,敌意] in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
allege  Speak Example sentences
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[反抗,敌对] active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
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[断言] state without proof; assert to be true
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[腐蚀,挖苦] capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
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[标题] title; chapter heading; text under illustration
appraisal  Speak Example sentences
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[并发的,协作的,一致的] simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
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[评价,估价] assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
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[使迷惑,使昏乱] lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
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[污斑,污迹,污渍,(品行上的)污点] spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; a weak point or failing
appreciable  Speak Example sentences
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[证明,证实,宣称,授与合格证书] give certain information to; assure; make certain
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[过时的] no longer current or applicable; antiquated
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[标题] title; chapter heading; text under illustration
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[很大的,值得重视的] large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible
aquatic  Speak Example sentences
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[与水有关系的] consisting of, relating to, or being in the water
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[不作为,无动于衷] failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
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[讨厌,敌意] in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
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[通信,信件] similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters
caption  Speak Example sentences
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[稀释,淡化] weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
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[拼凑成的,混合成的] made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded
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[腐蚀,挖苦] capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
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[标题] title; chapter heading; text under illustration
certify  Speak Example sentences
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[证明,证实,宣称,授与合格证书] give certain information to; assure; make certain
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[扣除,减除] lead forth or out; take away, separate, or remove, in numbering, estimating, or calculating; subtract
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[混乱,漫无秩序] throw into disorder; break the array of.
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[分量或部件,选举人,投票人] component or part; citizen, voter
composite  Speak Example sentences
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[拼凑成的,混合成的] made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded
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[沥青] mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame
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[灵巧的,敏锐地] quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
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[过时的] no longer current or applicable; antiquated
convene  Speak Example sentences
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[很大的,值得重视的] large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible
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[使迷惑,使昏乱] lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
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[召集,集合] cause to come together formally
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[区分,区别,分辨] set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between