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Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
ramble 
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 | [偿还] pay back for some expense incurred |
| [改变,变化] change an aspect of; alter in form, appearance, substance, position; make different by a partial change; modify |
| [游荡,漫无目的游荡] wander; move about aimlessly; walk about casually or for pleasure |
| [灌木,灌木丛] bush; a large plant with a rounded shape formed from many small branches |
rehabilitate
2
| [辛苦,辛勤劳作] exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey |
| [恢复,复原] restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to the former state of health or good repute |
| [时尚] popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use |
| [胆怯] lack of self-confidence or courage |
rhetoric
3
| [使不育,杀菌] make sterile or unproductive; impoverish, as land; exhaust of fertility. |
| [轮流] plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center |
| [费力的,精力充沛的] arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force |
| [说话的学问,花言巧语] art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language |
scant
4
| [征税,课税,税款,税] laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue |
| [不足的,缺乏的] scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough |
| [植物,草木,植被] plants of an area or a region; plant life |
| [支配,掌握] handle with skill; exercise effectively; have power over; a rule or manage |
scorn
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| [使不育,杀菌] make sterile or unproductive; impoverish, as land; exhaust of fertility. |
| [征税,课税,税款,税] laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue |
| [支配,掌握] handle with skill; exercise effectively; have power over; a rule or manage |
| [轻蔑,瞧不起] extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain |
shanty
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| [简洁的,紧身的] brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words |
| [耸肩(表示怀疑)] draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like |
| [使通风] freshen; circulate through and freshen |
| [简陋的小木屋] a small, badly built house, usually made from pieces of wood or cardboard, in which poor people live |
shrug
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| [耸肩(表示怀疑)] draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like |
| [反抗,起义,反叛] organize opposition to authority; make revolution |
| [租赁,租用,租赁期限] possession or occupancy of lands or buildings under a lease; temporary possession of what belongs to another |
| [增补,补充] add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition |
stagnant
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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 |
| [征税,课税,税款,税] laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue |
| [吵闹,混乱] noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising |
| [静止的,单调的] not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull |
strenuous
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| [批准,许可] give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law |
| [费力的,精力充沛的] arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force |
| [呼吸,呼吸作用,呼气] breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells |
| [反抗,起义,反叛] organize opposition to authority; make revolution |
supplement
10
| [翻过去,翻倒,销售量,人员更新] the amount of money turned over in a specified time; the number of people replaced in a business |
| [增补,补充] add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition |
| [从事,承担] take on; embark on; assume |
| [监督] oversee with the power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise |