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Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
distend 
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 | [敲詐,勒索] obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats |
| [固有的,內在的,與生俱來的] firmly established by nature or habit |
| [擴大,擴張] swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure |
| [住家留學生] students visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price |
earnest
2
| [挖掘,掘出,發掘] unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out |
| [噴出,爆發] explode; burst out; become violently active |
| [蓄意誤導,含混,模棱兩可] open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead |
| [誠摯的,認真的] seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness |
engross
3
| [愚蠢的,不可理喻的,不理智的] foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way |
| [從此以後,從今以後] from this time forward; henceforward |
| [獨占] occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger |
| [增加] process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent |
ephemeral
4
| [刺激,激勵,驅策] urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to |
| [朝生暮死,短暫,短命] short-lived; enduring a very short time |
| [抱怨] utter or emit low, dull rumbling sounds |
| [錯誤] containing or derived from error; mistaken |
erupt
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| [誠摯的,認真的] seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness |
| [朝生暮死,短暫,短命] short-lived; enduring a very short time |
| [噴出,爆發] explode; burst out; become violently active |
| [蔑視] view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion |
exorbitant
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| [從此以後,從今以後] from this time forward; henceforward |
| [摸索,探索] search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way |
| [過度的] greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits |
| [迄今,到目前為止] to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now |
framework
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| [構架,骨架] fundamental structure, as for a written work; skeleton |
| [挖掘,掘出,發掘] unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out |
| [教育,學說] principles presented for belief, as by religious; the principle of law; an act of teaching; instruction |
| [經驗主義] derived from experiment and observation rather than theory |
gaudy
8
| [構架,骨架] fundamental structure, as for a written work; skeleton |
| [刺激,激勵,驅策] urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to |
| [華而不實的] very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner |
| [教育,學說] principles presented for belief, as by religious; the principle of law; an act of teaching; instruction |
ghastly
9
| [摸索,探索] search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way |
| [住家留學生] students visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price |
| [恐怖的] horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad |
| [間歇的,斷斷續續的] periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals |
goad
10
| [敲詐,勒索] obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats |
| [浸入,沉浸於] plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip |
| [封裝,嵌入,插入] enclose; place in something; fix firmly in surrounding mass |
| [刺激,激勵,驅策] urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to |