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Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
invoke 
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 | [假定,假设,前提] a proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it |
| [痛苦,悲怆,哀婉] tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
| [感到不安] disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion |
| [恳请,借助于,找来,调用] call upon; ask for; request earnestly |
meagre
2
| [宽大的,仁慈的] relaxing; not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected |
| [征收] impose fine or tax; collect payment |
| [不足的,质量差的] deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate |
| [养育,教育] nourish; help grow or develop; foster |
mediate
3
| [调解,仲裁] resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties |
| [宽大的,仁慈的] relaxing; not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected |
| [主要都市的,大城市的] city center; one who lives in a city center |
| [养育,教育] nourish; help grow or develop; foster |
metropolitan
4
| [意外,灾难] unfortunate accident; bad luck |
| [优于,胜过] go beyond in performance; excel; surpass. |
| [气象学] earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be |
| [主要都市的,大城市的] city center; one who lives in a city center |
negate
5
| [拒绝,否定,取消] cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny |
| [爱国主义,爱国心] love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; virtues and actions of a patriot |
| [陈词滥调] dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| [疲倦的,无精打采的] lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness |
novice
6
| [歇斯底里的] extremely disturbed from emotion |
| [新手] beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| [气象学] earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be |
| [调解,仲裁] resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties |
nullify
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| [使无效] make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of |
| [夸示,炫耀] making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade |
| [恳请,借助于,找来,调用] call upon; ask for; request earnestly |
| [养育,教育] nourish; help grow or develop; foster |
outdo
8
| [恐怖] anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike |
| [间接的,倾斜的,无诚意的] having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
| [禁止] ban; taboo; forbid |
| [优于,胜过] go beyond in performance; excel; surpass. |
outskirt
9
| [疲倦的,无精打采的] lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness |
| [(圆形的)边缘] edge, especially of a round surface; the surface of a solid; circumference |
| [不足的,质量差的] deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate |
| [城市郊区,边缘] part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border |
periscope
10
| [潜望镜] optical instruments that contain reflecting elements, such as mirrors and prisms; general or comprehensive view |
| [禁止] ban; taboo; forbid |
| [痛苦,悲怆,哀婉] tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
| [气象学] earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be |