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Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
abridge 
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 | [矛盾,抵觸] confront; state the opposite of what someone has said |
| [家務雜事] a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee |
| [刪節,節選] condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| [奇聞軼事] a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography |
adept
2
| [用具,器具] durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use |
| [擅長於] expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude |
| [計算] reckon; make a mathematical calculation |
| [申請人] candidate; a person who formally requests something, especially a job |
adverse
3
| [連續的] following one after another without interruption; sequential |
| [全等的] possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding |
| [討厭,敵意] in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
| [放大] broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase |
apparatus
4
| [折縫,皺痕] a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling |
| [加速] move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected |
| [器械,設備] a group of parts that work together to perform a given function; appliance, or device for a particular purpose |
| [注定,指定為] intend or choose someone or something for a particular purpose or end |
aspiration
5
| [(一)卷,線圈] a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes |
| [刪節,節選] condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| [雄心,抱負] ambition; something that you hope to achieve |
| [祖先,祖宗] forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor |
bookcase
6
| [修訂,修改,變更] change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors |
| [書架] case with shelves for holding books, especially one with glazed doors |
| [簡要] brief and compact; expressing much in few words |
| [全等的] possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding |
browse
7
| [分解,(使)腐爛] decay, or to cause something to decay |
| [代表] a person authorized to act as a representative for another; deputy |
| [連續的] following one after another without interruption; sequential |
| [吃草,瀏覽] graze; skim or glance at casually |
complement
8
| [折縫,皺痕] a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling |
| [背離] turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge |
| [補足,完善] complete; consummate; make perfect |
| [矛盾,抵觸] confront; state the opposite of what someone has said |
concise
9
| [分開,拆開,分離,分遣] part; separate or disunite; disengage |
| [雄心,抱負] ambition; something that you hope to achieve |
| [簡要] brief and compact; expressing much in few words |
| [注定,指定為] intend or choose someone or something for a particular purpose or end |
contaminate
10
| [折縫,皺痕] a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling |
| [外交家,外交官] one who is in charge to deal with others, like an ambassador, who is appointed to represent a government |
| [扣合,緊密合作] fastening device; firm grip |
| [弄髒,污染,感染] make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile |