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Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
pungent 
1
 | [刺激的,辛辣的,尖锐的] stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic |
| [暴虐的,残暴的] dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian |
| [超出,超越] surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of |
| [同步,同时发生] happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur |
recycle
2
| [说话的学问,花言巧语] art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language |
| [超越,超过] pass over or beyond; surpass |
| [使再循环,再利用] reprocess; use again after processing |
| [叫起,唤醒,激发,激怒] become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken |
respiration
3
| [使再循环,再利用] reprocess; use again after processing |
| [呼吸,呼吸作用,呼气] breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells |
| [君主的,至高无上的] having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent |
| [淀粉,淀粉食物] naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits |
retort
4
| [使再循环,再利用] reprocess; use again after processing |
| [反驳] reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner |
| [下沉,平息,减退] settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down |
| [加强,巩固] reinforce; fortify; make strong or increase the strength of |
rhetoric
5
| [临时的] temporary; provided for present need only |
| [说话的学问,花言巧语] art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language |
| [不同的,另一种形式的] varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse. |
| [改变,变化] change an aspect of; alter in form, appearance, substance, position; make different by a partial change; modify |
sediment
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| [叫起,唤醒,激发,激怒] become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken |
| [沉积物,沉淀物] deposit; matter deposited by some natural process |
| [超出,超越] surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of |
| [淀粉,淀粉食物] naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits |
skeptical
7
| [硫磺] a nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities |
| [怀疑的,不相信的] marked by or given to doubt; questioning |
| [微光] shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently |
| [没有说出的,数不清的] not told; not related; not revealed |
slum
8
| [暴虐的,残暴的] dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian |
| [超越,超过] pass over or beyond; surpass |
| [反驳] reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner |
| [贫民窟] a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions |
steward
9
| [膳务员,伙食管理员,管家,管事] one who manages another's property, finances, or other affairs; attendant on a ship or airplane |
| [晶体管,晶体管收音机] a small electronic device containing a semiconductor and having at least three electrical contacts |
| [不安宁,(社会)不满] sleeplessness; uneasiness; state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context |
| [刺激的,辛辣的,尖锐的] stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic |
successor
10
| [后继者,继起之物,继承人,继任者,接班人] one who or that which succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left |
| [反顾,回顾] review; look back upon; remember |
| [讳忌的 禁忌] ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition |
| [减去,除去] remove a part from the whole |