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Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
encircle 
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 | [公民权,营业执照] a right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in a particular area |
| [环绕,包围] form a circle about; enclose within a circle or ring; surround |
| [荒地] a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers |
| [(对女子)殷勤的,勇敢的] courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility |
expanse
2
| [无条件的,无理由的,免费的] given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned |
| [广阔的区域] patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky |
| [憎恨,仇恨] ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile |
| [闹剧,嘲笑] broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show |
expedite
3
| [不相干的,鲁莽的] improperly forward or bold; rude |
| [加速,催促] process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently |
| [摧毁,使无效,弱化] make invalid; nullify; destroy |
| [标准量度,计量器] standard or scale of measurement; an instrument for measuring or testing |
fencing
4
| [围墙,栅栏,击剑,剑术] a barrier that serves to enclose an area |
| [发电机] one that generates, especially converts mechanical energy into electrical energy; apparatus that generates vapor |
| [荒地] a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers |
| [环绕,包围] form a circle about; enclose within a circle or ring; surround |
gallant
5
| [有理由的,无可非议的] capable of being justified, or shown to be just |
| [加速,催促] process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently |
| [专横的] urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial |
| [(对女子)殷勤的,勇敢的] courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility |
galley
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| [大船,官船,船上的厨房] a boat propelled by oars; a large vessel for war and national purposes |
| [(对女子)殷勤的,勇敢的] courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility |
| [抢劫,骗取钱财] rob; a strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; ask an unreasonable price |
| [荒地] a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers |
gauge
7
| [比喻] not literal, but metaphorical; not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning |
| [委托,付托] give over something to another for care, protection, or performance; give as a trust to someone |
| [标准量度,计量器] standard or scale of measurement; an instrument for measuring or testing |
| [渔场,渔业] business or practice of catching fish; fishing; a place for catching fish; the right to take fish at a certain place |
grasp
8
| [步态,步法,速度] manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving |
| [感激的,感恩的] morally, socially, or legally obligated to another; under a legal obligation to someone |
| [正视,想象] look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way |
| [获取的能力,理解] ability or power to seize or attain; understanding; comprehension |
gratification
9
| [引诱物] something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive |
| [公民权,营业执照] a right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in a particular area |
| [满足,喜悦] act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite |
| [加速,催促] process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently |
hiss
10
| [憎恨,仇恨] ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile |
| [渔场,渔业] business or practice of catching fish; fishing; a place for catching fish; the right to take fish at a certain place |
| [谋反的,造���的] rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority |
| [作嘘声,(蛇等)发出嘶嘶声] prolonged sounds like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth |