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Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
distend 
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 | [飢荒,飢餓] shortage of food; starvation |
| [改革,革新] change or alter by bringing in something new |
| [豐富多樣的] differing in some characteristics; various |
| [擴大,擴張] swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure |
drawback
2
| [錯誤] containing or derived from error; mistaken |
| [障礙,缺點] disadvantage or inconvenience; shortcoming; refund or remittance, such as a discount on duties or taxes |
| [排水,排泄] emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid |
| [捐贈] grant; award; give qualities or abilities to |
drench
3
| [臨時的,間歇的] the time between one event, process; interval of time |
| [挑剔的,難伺候的] difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details |
| [濕透,浸透] wet through and through; soak; put potion down the throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly |
| [味,味道,特殊滋味] the quality produced by the sensation of taste; a variety of tastes attributed to an object |
dwindle
4
| [照亮,明朗,澄清] provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten |
| [豐富多樣的] differing in some characteristics; various |
| [縮水,減少] shrink; reduce in size; become less |
| [仿效,模仿] copy the actions, appearance, mannerisms, or speech of; mimic; use or follow as a model |
entail
5
| [使加入,使入會] insert in a roil; register or enter in list or catalog; insert in records; enlist |
| [強項,特殊才能] particular skill; special talent |
| [興高采烈的] high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious |
| [要求,需要,牽涉到] imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in an ornamental way |
erroneous
6
| [經濟的,節儉的] thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness |
| [腺體] an organ of the body or of a plant that produces liquid chemicals that have various purposes |
| [模式,格式] pattern; design; set into a specific pattern |
| [錯誤] containing or derived from error; mistaken |
famine
7
| [腺體] an organ of the body or of a plant that produces liquid chemicals that have various purposes |
| [超越,勝過] go beyond; be or do something to a greater degree |
| [先驅,前身] predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another |
| [飢荒,飢餓] shortage of food; starvation |
format
8
| [分期付款,分期收款,連載,安裝] installing or giving possession of an office with the usual ceremonies; partial payment on account of debt |
| [圖表] chart; a drawing illustrating the relations |
| [模式,格式] pattern; design; set into a specific pattern |
| [雕刻,鐫版,銘刻在心] carve or cut into a block or surface, as used for printing; impress deeply as if by carving |
gaudy
9
| [邊界,邊疆,未開拓領域] part of a country which fronts another country or an unsettled region; border, or extreme part of a country |
| [縮水,減少] shrink; reduce in size; become less |
| [華而不實的] very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner |
| [裝備,配備] supply with necessities such as tools or provisions; furnish with the qualities necessary for the performance |
graph
10
| [使加入,使入會] insert in a roil; register or enter in list or catalog; insert in records; enlist |
| [圖表] chart; a drawing illustrating the relations |
| [腺體] an organ of the body or of a plant that produces liquid chemicals that have various purposes |
| [赤道,天赤道] the imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles |