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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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provisional  Speak Example sentences
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[微调(颜色或味道)] degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste
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[费力的,精力充沛的] arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force
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[临时的] temporary; provided for present need only
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[居住] dwell; live in a place permanently or for an extended period
questionnaire  Speak Example sentences
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[反抗,起义,反叛] organize opposition to authority; make revolution
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[调查表,问卷] a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
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[旋转,漩涡] whirling motion; eddy, as of water
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[说话的学问,花言巧语] art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
recede  Speak Example sentences
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[晦暗,污点] make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
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[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
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[后退,收回(诺言)] move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension
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[懊悔,后悔] cause to feel remorse or regret; feel regret or self-reproach for
retrospect  Speak Example sentences
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[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
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[准时的,按时的] consisting in a point; limited to a point; unexpended; precise
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[反顾,回顾] review; look back upon; remember
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[颤动,震动] shake, quiver; move or swing from side to side regularly
scorch  Speak Example sentences
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[证实,验证] establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
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[临时的] temporary; provided for present need only
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[烤焦,烧焦] burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
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[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  Speak Example sentences
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[修复,整修] improving by renewing and restoring; state of being restored to its former good condition; renewal
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[君主的,至高无上的] having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
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[对称,匀称] arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
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[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  Speak Example sentences
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[暴虐的,残暴的] dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
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[保养,保养费] act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
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[晦暗,污点] make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
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[零星的] occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
supplementary  Speak Example sentences
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[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
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[代金券,优惠购物券,凭单,单据] a piece of substantiating evidence; proof; written authorization or certificate
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[补充的] added to complete or make up a deficiency
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[微调(颜色或味道)] degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste
symmetry  Speak Example sentences
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[健壮的,精力旺盛的,有力的] robust; healthy; energetic, and active in mind or body
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[烤焦,烧焦] burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
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[对称,匀称] arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
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[颤动,震动] shake, quiver; move or swing from side to side regularly
texture  Speak Example sentences
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[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
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[做的,制成的,形成于] putting together; made delicately or elaborately; having been worked or prepared somehow
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[主观的,不实际的] occurring or taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world; unreal
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[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