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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resurrection  Speak Example sentences
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[竞争] strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
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[复活] rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
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[笨拙的,粗俗的] lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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[红的,红润的,白里透红的,健康的] reddish color; healthy-looking
sage  Speak Example sentences
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[暂时的] not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
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[树液,汁液] the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
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[智者,圣人] one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
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[崇敬,敬礼] profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
sanguine  Speak Example sentences
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[暂时的] not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
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[高兴的,有希望的,乐天的] cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
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[乡村的,笨拙的,不舒服的] typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
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[同义的] having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
scruple  Speak Example sentences
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[踌躇,忧郁] hesitate as a result of conscience or principle
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[小酒店,客栈] building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
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[反复摩擦表面] abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument; draw forcefully over a surface
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[同义的] having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
sneak  Speak Example sentences
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[鬼鬼祟祟而行,偷窃] creep or steal privately; come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen
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[复活] rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
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[笨拙的,粗俗的] lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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[光秃秃的,荒凉的] bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary
solicit  Speak Example sentences
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[竞争] strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
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[决心,解决,找到解决方案] make a firm decision about; find a solution to
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[恳求] request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
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[无常的,古怪的] determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
spinning  Speak Example sentences
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[水下的] beneath the surface of the water; undersea
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[旋转的] rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling
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[羊毛制的,毛织品的] made or consisting of wool
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[笨拙的,粗俗的] lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
supernatural  Speak Example sentences
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[超自然的,神奇的] not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws
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[著名的,令人尊敬的] having a good reputation; honorable
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[刺伤,戳] pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by a pointed instrument
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[光秃秃的,荒凉的] bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary
sweeping  Speak Example sentences
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[彻底的,广泛的] extensive; having wide-ranging influence or effect:
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[著名的,令人尊敬的] having a good reputation; honorable
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[地层,社会阶层] a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
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[无常的,古怪的] determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
symposium  Speak Example sentences
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[笨拙的,粗俗的] lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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[树液,汁液] the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
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[专题讨论家,研讨会] collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine; meeting or conference for discussion of a topic
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[真实的,真正的,确实的,] being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact