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  Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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accumulate  Speak Example sentences
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[堆積,積聚,積累] pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
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[舒適的,保暖的] padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot; cozy
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[粗糙的] rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality
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[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
adjacent  Speak Example sentences
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[利用,效用,促進] turn to the advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
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[威懾,嚇住] keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
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[鄰近的,毗鄰的] adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
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[廢除] cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
ambiguity  Speak Example sentences
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[模棱兩可] state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
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[堆積,積聚,積累] pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
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[抵制] refrain from buying or using
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[屏障,障礙物] hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
anecdote  Speak Example sentences
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[奇聞軼事] a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography
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[分開,拆開,分離,分遣] part; separate or disunite; disengage
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[扣除,減除] lead forth or out; take away, separate, or remove, in numbering, estimating, or calculating; subtract
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[粘在一起的] adhesive; sticking together; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
audible  Speak Example sentences
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[聽得見的] perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
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[耗盡,枯竭] act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting
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[毗連,臨近,貼近] be next to; be contiguous to; border on
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[(使)循環,(使)傳播] move through space, circuit, or system, returning to the starting point
chore  Speak Example sentences
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[耗盡,枯竭] act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting
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[喧鬧聲,嘈雜聲] loud, confused, harsh noise; loud, continuous, rattling, or clanging sound
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[稀釋,淡化] weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
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[家務雜事] a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
cognitive  Speak Example sentences
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[(評判的)標準,準繩,尺度] standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test
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[屏障,障礙物] hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
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[認知的] knowing or perceiving; part of mental functions that deals with logic
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[分開,拆開,分離,分遣] part; separate or disunite; disengage
compose  Speak Example sentences
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[分開,拆開,分離,分遣] part; separate or disunite; disengage
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[折磨,使苦惱] cause pain, suffering, or distress
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[作曲,寫作,組成] write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements
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[看守人,管理人] a person who has responsibility for or looks after something; guardian
conscientious  Speak Example sentences
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[盡責的,一絲不苟的] diligent; responsible; reliable
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[增長] make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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[扣除,減除] lead forth or out; take away, separate, or remove, in numbering, estimating, or calculating; subtract
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[(評判的)標準,準繩,尺度] standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test
constrain  Speak Example sentences
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[詐取,詐騙,騙取] deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device
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[粘在一起的] adhesive; sticking together; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
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[強使,強逼] restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
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[方言,土話] vocabulary that is for a specific group of people