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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reproof  Speak Example sentences
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[剩余的,残留的] remaining as a residue; surplus
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[跨越] traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period
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[电传,电传的文字,发电传] communications system consisting of teletypewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals
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[斥责,责备] expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
residual  Speak Example sentences
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[暴君,残暴之人] absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
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[(空气)不新鲜的,闷气的] stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
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[发臭,臭味] strong, offensive smell; disgusting odor; stench
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[剩余的,残留的] remaining as a residue; surplus
restoration  Speak Example sentences
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[恢复,翻新] act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
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[脸,面貌] face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
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[烟雾] air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
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[剩余的,残留的] remaining as a residue; surplus
smog  Speak Example sentences
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[烟雾] air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
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[电传,电传的文字,发电传] communications system consisting of teletypewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals
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[逗留] temporary stay; a brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
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[鞭笞,蹂躏] the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
somber  Speak Example sentences
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[阴森的,昏暗的,抑郁的] gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
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[脸,面貌] face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
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[建造者,制造者] one who makes or repairs something
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[存在,生存] something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
spinning  Speak Example sentences
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[抵抗的,有抵抗力的] unaffected; incapable of being affected
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[旋转的] rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling
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[鞭笞,蹂躏] the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
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[剩余的,残留的] remaining as a residue; surplus
stink  Speak Example sentences
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[肿胀] becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids
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[发臭,臭味] strong, offensive smell; disgusting odor; stench
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[电传,电传的文字,发电传] communications system consisting of teletypewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals
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[暴君,残暴之人] absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
stomach  Speak Example sentences
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[刺伤,戳] pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by a pointed instrument
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[敏感] sense; acuteness; capacity of an organ or organism to respond to stimulation
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[胃,吃得下,容忍] the principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult
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[剩余的,残留的] remaining as a residue; surplus
stuffy  Speak Example sentences
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[小点,斑点,少量] particle; a tiny spot; stain
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[足够,(食物)满足] be enough, or sufficient; meet the need; be equal to the end proposed; be adequate; satisfy
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[(空气)不新鲜的,闷气的] stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
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[不服从的,倔强的] difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
suffice  Speak Example sentences
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[猛涨,突增] increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar
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[足够,(食物)满足] be enough, or sufficient; meet the need; be equal to the end proposed; be adequate; satisfy
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[地层,社会阶层] a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
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[烟雾] air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog