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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dye  Speak Example sentences
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[充斥,过量] fill beyond capacity, especially with food;  swallow greedily
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[了无生气的,死气沉沉的] lifeless; not animated or energetic; dull
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[颜料,染料] color a material, especially by soaking in a coloring solution; take on or impart color
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[雄辩,修辞] powerful and effective language; persuasive speech
ellipsis  Speak Example sentences
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[免费的] free, without charge; costing nothing
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[省略] omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
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[姜,活力] plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies
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[短暂的,易变的,流动的] lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive
eloquence  Speak Example sentences
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[易冲动的,感情用事的] having a power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent
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[解除,免除] permission not to do something
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[雄辩,修辞] powerful and effective language; persuasive speech
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[隐士,修道者] a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
epic  Speak Example sentences
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[解除,免除] permission not to do something
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[根深蒂固的,积习已深的] deep-rooted; firmly and long-established; habitual
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[不相关的] not applicable; unrelated; having no connection with
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[史诗,剧作] a long heroic poem, or similar work of art
epistle  Speak Example sentences
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[(长而重要的)书信] writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; letter
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[愚笨,愚蠢,荒唐事] foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
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[欢乐,快活] merry or joyful activity; festivity; bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery
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[有治疗作用的] curative; a natural process by which the body repairs itself
exemption  Speak Example sentences
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[懒惰] lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
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[易冲动的,感情用事的] having a power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent
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[解除,免除] permission not to do something
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[短暂的,易变的,流动的] lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive
extremity  Speak Example sentences
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[懒惰] lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
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[隐士,修道者] a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
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[抢劫,骗取钱财] rob; a strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; ask an unreasonable price
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[末端,极端,极度] end; utmost point; the outermost or farthest point or portion
fleece  Speak Example sentences
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[抢劫,骗取钱财] rob; a strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; ask an unreasonable price
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[懒惰] lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
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[天生的,本能的] unthinking; prompted by instinct; spontaneous
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[(长而重要的)书信] writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; letter
fray  Speak Example sentences
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[免受惩罚] freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
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[基于假设的,设想的,假想的] based on assumptions; supposed
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[愚笨,愚蠢,荒唐事] foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
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[争吵] battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
generosity  Speak Example sentences
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[音乐,娱乐,欢喜,高兴] music; entertainment; joy; merriment; mirth
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[慷慨,大方] noble birth; quality of being noble; noble-mindedness; liberality in giving
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[灌溉] supplying water to the land to help crops grow
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[凹线,(刻出的)线条,习惯] long narrow furrow or channel; settled routine; very pleasurable experience