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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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emblem  Speak Example sentences
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[經常光顧的地方] place of frequent resort or visitation; act, habit, or custom of resorting to place
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[象徵] symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
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[服裝(尤指某類人穿的)] costume; clothes of a particular type
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[義憤,憤慨] anger aroused by something unjust
fanciful  Speak Example sentences
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[忘恩負義] lack of gratitude; forgetfulness of kindness or favors received
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[照明,啟發] degree of visibility of your environment
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[根深蒂固的,積習已深的] deep-rooted; firmly and long-established; habitual
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[愛空想的] imaginative; not based on fact; dubious
figurative  Speak Example sentences
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[比喻] not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning
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[摧毀,使無效,弱化] make invalid; nullify; destroy
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[象徵] symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
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[無情的,殘酷的] not capable of being swayed; unyielding; implacable
glimpse  Speak Example sentences
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[一瞥,一看] see briefly; catch sight of
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[可怕地] terribly; with alarm; fearfully
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[謙遜] quality or condition of being humble; a low estimate of one's self; self-abasement
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[厭倦] the feeling of being bored by something tedious
guise  Speak Example sentences
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[象徵] symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
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[有益健康的] conducive to the good health of body or mind
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[無情的,殘酷的] not capable of being swayed; unyielding; implacable
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[外觀,裝束] outward appearance or aspect; mode of dress; false appearance
haunt  Speak Example sentences
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[一瞥,一看] see briefly; catch sight of
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[不相干的,魯莽的] improperly forward or bold; rude
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[袋鼠] an animal with large, powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
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[經常光顧的地方] place of frequent resort or visitation; act, habit, or custom of resorting to place
heroism  Speak Example sentences
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[發燒的] marked by intense agitation or emotion
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[無能的,弱的] weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
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[英雄品質,英勇] bravery; qualities of hero or heroine
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[刺猬] small European insectivore, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines
illumination  Speak Example sentences
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[照明,啟發] degree of visibility of your environment
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[充斥,過量] fill beyond capacity, especially with food;  swallow greedily
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[愚笨,愚蠢,荒唐事] foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
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[發燒的] marked by intense agitation or emotion
impotent  Speak Example sentences
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[無能的,弱的] weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
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[不可能的] unlikely; impossible; not likely to be true
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[勸告,規勸] act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good; language intended to incite and encourage
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[照明,啟發] degree of visibility of your environment
indignation  Speak Example sentences
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[刺猬] small European insectivore, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines
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[常綠的] a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
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[義憤,憤慨] anger aroused by something unjust
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[不相干的,魯莽的] improperly forward or bold; rude