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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lateral  Speak Example sentences
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[侧面的,侧向的] coming from the side; situated at or extending to the side
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[调解,仲裁] resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
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[意外,灾难] unfortunate accident; bad luck
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[迫害,不断困扰] pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
loth  Speak Example sentences
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[不愿意的,坚决反对的] strongly opposed; hateful; unwilling to do something
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[垂直落下] fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
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[懒散的,马虎的,疏忽的,松弛的,不紧张的] loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
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[明显的,公然的] open to view; not secret or hidden
lucid  Speak Example sentences
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[明晰的,聪明的] easily understood; clear; intelligible
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[多产的,丰富的] producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile
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[商业的,贸易的] trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
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[出生的,诞生的] relating to where a person or animal was born; native
magnify  Speak Example sentences
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[最小化] reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree
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[霉运,不幸] unfortunate occurrence; mishap; bad luck
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[放大,扩大] intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
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[前任,前辈] the former occupant of a post; ancestor or forefather
mercantile  Speak Example sentences
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[商业的,贸易的] trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
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[一次一个的,逐个的,渐渐的] by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually
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[垂直落下] fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
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[模仿,摹拟] copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression
meteorology  Speak Example sentences
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[纠缠,强求] trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations
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[最优的] most favorable or advantageous
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[坚持,持续] continue; insist; persevere
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[气象学] earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be
nought  Speak Example sentences
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[纠缠,强求] trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations
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[零,不存在] nonexistence; nothingness; zero
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[霉运,不幸] unfortunate occurrence; mishap; bad luck
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[矿石] a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
onset  Speak Example sentences
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[事件,发生] an event that happens
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[置于危险,威胁] pose a threat to; present a danger to;  threaten
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[开始,发作,攻击] beginning or early stages; offensive against an enemy
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[精明的,明智的,谨慎的] expedient;  artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
paraphrase  Speak Example sentences
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[解释,批注,注释] restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify the thought of others
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[侧面的,侧向的] coming from the side; situated at or extending to the side
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[枢轴,中心点,重点] a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
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[壮观的,庄严的] stately; royal; relating to a monarch
pastime  Speak Example sentences
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[不愿意的,坚决反对的] strongly opposed; hateful; unwilling to do something
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[(信末签名后的)又及,附言,(书等的)附录] paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer
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[事件,发生] an event that happens
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[消遣,娱乐] something which amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement