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Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
repulse 
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 | [不宜的,相反的] not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition |
| [猪] any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig |
| [拒斥,击退,严拒] force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust |
| [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
2
| [搓,织,编饰,(使)缠绕] act of twisting; lightweight cord |
| [怨恨,愤恨] indignation; a deep sense of injury; strong displeasure |
| [原始的,最初的,原来的] relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient |
| [生存,存在,供养] remain or continue in existence; maintain life; live; support oneself |
rite
3
| [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 |
| [阻碍,挫败] hinder or prevent of ; frustrate |
| [制裁] approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance |
| [仪式] established ceremony prescribed by a religion |
robe
4
| [制裁] approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance |
| [阻碍,挫败] hinder or prevent of ; frustrate |
| [捷径] a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one |
| [长袍,礼服] an outer garment; dress of rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; dress of state, rank, office |
speculation
5
| [晒斑,晒黑] redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun |
| [节制,自制,戒酒,禁酒] restraint; avoiding excesses |
| [思索,推测,投机] examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits |
| [不宜的,相反的] not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition |
spinning
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| [旋转的] rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling |
| [蜂蜡,蜡状物] any of various natural, oily, or greasy heat-sensitive substances |
| [未触及的] intact; not mentioned; not touched |
| [对称的] proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size |
stained
7
| [捷径] a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one |
| [污染的,玷污的] discolored; dirty; having a stain |
| [阻碍,挫败] hinder or prevent of ; frustrate |
| [势利的,谄上欺下的] of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious |
stalk
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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 |
| [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 |
| [污染,感染,污点] contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally |
| [节制,自制,戒酒,禁酒] restraint; avoiding excesses |
surly
9
| [长袍,礼服] an outer garment; dress of rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; dress of state, rank, office |
| [粗暴的,阴沉的,板着脸的,无礼的] rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions |
| [怪诞的,奇异的] queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange |
| [猪] any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig |
sustained
10
| [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 |
| [持续不变的] continued; maintained at length without interruption or weakening |
| [竞争] strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete |
| [多刺的] prickly; having or covered with protective barbs |