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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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envisage  Speak Example sentences
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[正视,想象] look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
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[遗产] any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
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[不一致的,自相矛盾的] state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
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[服装(尤指某类人穿的)] costume; clothes of a particular type
exaltation  Speak Example sentences
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[利用(河流,瀑布等)产生动力] gear or tackle with which a draft animal pulls a vehicle or implement; something resembling gear or tackle, as straps
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[严重伤害的,引起痛苦的] causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful
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[眼花缭乱] lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted
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[(成功带来的)得意,高兴,升高] act of exalting or raising high; state of being exalted; elevation
expedite  Speak Example sentences
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[积极努力的] earnest activity intended to do or accomplish something; exertion powers to attain an object
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[过份好问的,好奇的] wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
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[常绿的] a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
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[加速,催促] process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
exploit  Speak Example sentences
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[壮举] deed or action, particularly a brave deed
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[贵族] the most powerful members of society
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[利用(河流,瀑布等)产生动力] gear or tackle with which a draft animal pulls a vehicle or implement; something resembling gear or tackle, as straps
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[洞察力] ability to foresee future happenings
flagrant  Speak Example sentences
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[不能取消的,不能变更的] unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
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[非常坏的,残忍的,恶名昭著的] obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
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[感激的,感恩的] morally, socially, or legally obligated to another; under a legal obligation to someone
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[就职,安装] installing or giving possession of an office or rank, with the usual ceremonies; the whole of a system of machines
fodder  Speak Example sentences
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[无畏的] fearless; indicating or springing from courage
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[粗饲料,饲养] coarse food for cattle or horses
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[标题,航向] course or direction in which a ship or aircraft is moving; title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning
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[壮举] deed or action, particularly a brave deed
foresight  Speak Example sentences
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[洞察力] ability to foresee future happenings
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[颂词,赞美词] expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
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[(对女子)殷勤的,勇敢的] courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
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[无畏的] fearless; indicating or springing from courage
galley  Speak Example sentences
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[不一致的,自相矛盾的] state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
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[洞察力] ability to foresee future happenings
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[无畏的] fearless; indicating or springing from courage
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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
garb  Speak Example sentences
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[胚胎,事物的萌芽期] completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
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[眼花缭乱] lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted
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[服装(尤指某类人穿的)] costume; clothes of a particular type
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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
gentry  Speak Example sentences
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[贵族] the most powerful members of society
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[细节,复杂] production by a gradual process; the act of working out with great care in detail
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[胚胎,事物的萌芽期] completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
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[利用(河流,瀑布等)产生动力] gear or tackle with which a draft animal pulls a vehicle or implement; something resembling gear or tackle, as straps