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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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repulse  Speak Example sentences
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[不宜的,相反的] not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition
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[猪] any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
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[拒斥,击退,严拒] force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust
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[感官的,肉欲的,感官论的] physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
resentment  Speak Example sentences
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[搓,织,编饰,(使)缠绕] act of twisting; lightweight cord
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[怨恨,愤恨] indignation; a deep sense of injury; strong displeasure
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[原始的,最初的,原来的] relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
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[生存,存在,供养] remain or continue in existence; maintain life; live; support oneself
rite  Speak Example sentences
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[势利小人] a vulgar person who affects to be better, richer, or more fashionable than he really is; one who apes his superiors
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[阻碍,挫败] hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
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[制裁] approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance
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[仪式] established ceremony prescribed by a religion
robe  Speak Example sentences
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[制裁] approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance
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[阻碍,挫败] hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
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[捷径] a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one
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[长袍,礼服] an outer garment; dress of rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; dress of state, rank, office
speculation  Speak Example sentences
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[晒斑,晒黑] redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun
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[节制,自制,戒酒,禁酒] restraint; avoiding excesses
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[思索,推测,投机] examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits
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[不宜的,相反的] not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition
spinning  Speak Example sentences
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[旋转的] rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling
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[蜂蜡,蜡状物] any of various natural, oily, or greasy heat-sensitive substances
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[未触及的] intact; not mentioned; not touched
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[对称的] proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
stained  Speak Example sentences
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[捷径] a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one
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[污染的,玷污的] discolored; dirty; having a stain
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[阻碍,挫败] hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
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[势利的,谄上欺下的] of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious
stalk  Speak Example sentences
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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
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[草本植物的茎或秆,细长的支撑结构] stem or central axis of the herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
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[污染,感染,污点] contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
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[节制,自制,戒酒,禁酒] restraint; avoiding excesses
surly  Speak Example sentences
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[长袍,礼服] an outer garment; dress of rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; dress of state, rank, office
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[粗暴的,阴沉的,板着脸的,无礼的] rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
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[怪诞的,奇异的] queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange
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[猪] any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
sustained  Speak Example sentences
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[势利小人] a vulgar person who affects to be better, richer, or more fashionable than he really is; one who apes his superiors
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[持续不变的] continued;  maintained at length without interruption or weakening
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[竞争] strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
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[多刺的] prickly; having or covered with protective barbs