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Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
laborious 
1
 | [艰苦的,勤劳的] demanding much work or care; tedious |
| [恳切的,热心助人的] happy and ready to do favors for others |
| [传播,流传] spread or flow throughout; pervade |
| [悲伤,恸哭] grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply |
livestock
2
| [疲倦的,无精打采的] lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness |
| [瘫痪,废止] make unable to move or act; impair the progress or functioning of |
| [家畜,牲畜] any animals kept for use or profit |
| [生理学的] pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms |
malignant
3
| [恶性的,伤害的,致命的] injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil |
| [邮资] token that postal fee has been paid; charge for mailing something |
| [假定,冒昧] the act of believing that something is true without having any proof; belief upon incomplete proof |
| [迷惑的,搞乱了的,混淆了的] make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner |
meagre
4
| [表示语音的] of or about the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language |
| [悲伤,恸哭] grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply |
| [艰苦的,勤劳的] demanding much work or care; tedious |
| [不足的,质量差的] deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate |
meditate
5
| [前奏曲,序曲] an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem |
| [考虑,深思,冥想,仔细计划] dwell on anything in thought; think seriously; keep the mind fixed upon; purpose; plan in the mind |
| [假定,假设,前提] a proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it |
| [禁止] ban; taboo; forbid |
militant
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| [好战的] fighting or warring; having a combative character; aggressive |
| [不愿意的,坚决反对的] strongly opposed; hateful; unwilling to do something |
| [缩微胶片] continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size |
| [集合,军事动员] assemble, prepare, or put into operation for or as if for war; make mobile or capable of movement |
obligatory
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| [不愿意的,坚决反对的] strongly opposed; hateful; unwilling to do something |
| [必须的] morally or legally constraining; required; binding |
| [顶尖,顶点] peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak |
| [邮资] token that postal fee has been paid; charge for mailing something |
ominous
8
| [精明的,明智的,谨慎的] expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy |
| [前奏曲,序曲] an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem |
| [迷惑的,搞乱了的,混淆了的] make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner |
| [有威胁的,恶兆的] threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
paralyse
9
| [考虑,深思,冥想,仔细计划] dwell on anything in thought; think seriously; keep the mind fixed upon; purpose; plan in the mind |
| [从业者] someone engaged in a profession as law, medicine |
| [顶尖,顶点] peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak |
| [瘫痪,废止] make unable to move or act; impair the progress or functioning of |
permeate
10
| [可忽略不计的] so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded |
| [垂直落下] fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply |
| [传播,流传] spread or flow throughout; pervade |
| [传单] small leaf; a leaf-like organ or part |