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Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
provisional 
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 | [微调(颜色或味道)] degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste |
| [费力的,精力充沛的] arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force |
| [临时的] temporary; provided for present need only |
| [居住] dwell; live in a place permanently or for an extended period |
questionnaire
2
| [反抗,起义,反叛] organize opposition to authority; make revolution |
| [调查表,问卷] a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information |
| [旋转,漩涡] whirling motion; eddy, as of water |
| [说话的学问,花言巧语] art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language |
recede
3
| [晦暗,污点] make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt |
| [被纠缠,缠结,乱成一团] a knot of threads, or other things, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged |
| [后退,收回(诺言)] move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension |
| [懊悔,后悔] cause to feel remorse or regret; feel regret or self-reproach for |
retrospect
4
| [三倍的,三重的,高音,高音乐器] make threefold or triple; play or sing the highest part or most acute sounds |
| [准时的,按时的] consisting in a point; limited to a point; unexpended; precise |
| [反顾,回顾] review; look back upon; remember |
| [颤动,震动] shake, quiver; move or swing from side to side regularly |
scorch
5
| [证实,验证] establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support |
| [临时的] temporary; provided for present need only |
| [烤焦,烧焦] burn superficially; parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn |
| [水库,蓄水池] a tank used for collecting and storing a liquid; holding pond; lake used to keep water for community use |
sovereign
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| [修复,整修] improving by renewing and restoring; state of being restored to its former good condition; renewal |
| [君主的,至高无上的] having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent |
| [对称,匀称] arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity |
| [被纠缠,缠结,乱成一团] a knot of threads, or other things, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged |
sporadic
7
| [暴虐的,残暴的] dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian |
| [保养,保养费] act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance |
| [晦暗,污点] make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt |
| [零星的] occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time |
supplementary
8
| [三倍的,三重的,高音,高音乐器] make threefold or triple; play or sing the highest part or most acute sounds |
| [代金券,优惠购物券,凭单,单据] a piece of substantiating evidence; proof; written authorization or certificate |
| [补充的] added to complete or make up a deficiency |
| [微调(颜色或味道)] degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste |
symmetry
9
| [健壮的,精力旺盛的,有力的] robust; healthy; energetic, and active in mind or body |
| [烤焦,烧焦] burn superficially; parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn |
| [对称,匀称] arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity |
| [颤动,震动] shake, quiver; move or swing from side to side regularly |
texture
10
| [三倍的,三重的,高音,高音乐器] make threefold or triple; play or sing the highest part or most acute sounds |
| [做的,制成的,形成于] putting together; made delicately or elaborately; having been worked or prepared somehow |
| [主观的,不实际的] occurring or taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world; unreal |
| [质地,(材料等)结构] rough surface quality; the structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; the feel of a surface or a fabric |