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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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shrewd  Speak Example sentences
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[蹒跚,摇晃] sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements
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[下沉,平息,减退] settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
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[准时的,按时的] consisting in a point; limited to a point; unexpended; precise
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[精明,敏锐] clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
simplify  Speak Example sentences
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[下沉,平息,减退] settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
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[静止的,单调的] not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
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[低级的,下级的,次要的] occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
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[使简易,使易做,简化] make simple; make less complex; make clear by explaining for
slum  Speak Example sentences
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[贫民窟] a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
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[淀粉,淀粉食物] naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits
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[低级的,下级的,次要的] occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
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[辛苦,辛勤劳作] exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
stagger  Speak Example sentences
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[杂色的,各式各样的] differed; diversified; various
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[逃学者,旷课者,逃学,旷课] wandering from business or duty; one who is absent without permission, especially from school
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[热心,热诚] intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object
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[蹒跚,摇晃] sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements
stagnant  Speak Example sentences
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[静止的,单调的] not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
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[认购,承购,承保,承担] write under something else; subscribe; assume financial responsibility for; guarantee against failure
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[沉积物,沉淀物] deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
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[蹒跚,摇晃] sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements
subside  Speak Example sentences
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[下沉,平息,减退] settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
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[支配,掌握] handle with skill;  exercise effectively; have power over; a rule or manage
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[组装的,拼凑成的,地区的,区域性的] consisting of or divided into sections; separating into sections
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[零星的] occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
surpass  Speak Example sentences
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[使简易,使易做,简化] make simple; make less complex; make clear by explaining for
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[限制,约束] keep or confine within limits
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[零星的] occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
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[超越] be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
tablet  Speak Example sentences
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[不足的,缺乏的] scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
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[药片,片剂,一份药] a small flat compressed cake of some substance; a dose of medicine; simplified computer with the only screen
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[叫起,唤醒,激发,激怒] become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken
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[单方面的,单边的] being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided
texture  Speak Example sentences
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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
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[贫民窟] a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
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[不足的,缺乏的] scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
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[坐落的,位于的] having a site, situation, or location; being in a relative position; permanently fixed; placed; located
trample  Speak Example sentences
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[蹒跚,摇晃] sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements
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[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
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[叫起,唤醒,激发,激怒] become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken
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[践踏,踩坏] step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury