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Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
repugnance 
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 | [小招牌(尤指医生或律师挂的营业招牌)] small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles |
| [嫌恶,反感] extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense |
| [制裁] approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance |
| [代替品] one that takes the place of another; a replacement |
rigidity
2
| [扭伤] a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments |
| [全体同意,全体一致] complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned |
| [僵化,死板] stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending |
| [适合的,匹配的] meant or adapted for an occasion or use |
sagacity
3
| [聪慧,洞察力] quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness |
| [剩余的,残留的] remaining as a residue; surplus |
| [节制,自制,戒酒,禁酒] restraint; avoiding excesses |
| [使窒息,扑灭] interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide |
secluded
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| [僵化,死板] stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending |
| [隐遁的,隔绝的] removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated |
| [缺乏的,稀疏的] somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient |
| [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 |
spinning
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| [多毛的] hairy; lacking sharp detail or clarity; consisting of, or covered with wool |
| [旋转的] rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling |
| [胃,吃得下,容忍] the principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult |
| [同情,体谅] be understanding of; feel or express sympathy or compassion |
stab
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| [不服从的,倔强的] difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly |
| [刺伤,戳] pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by a pointed instrument |
| [旋转的] rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling |
| [聪慧,洞察力] quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness |
stomach
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| [扭伤] a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments |
| [胃,吃得下,容忍] the principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult |
| [渴望的] full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful |
| [等候,逗留,混日子] delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait |
strain
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| [过度的疲劳,紧张] pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper |
| [象征主义,符号论] the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; a system of symbols or representations |
| [适合的,匹配的] meant or adapted for an occasion or use |
| [猛然落下,暴跌] sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass |
stupendous
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| [矛,矛尖,嫩叶,刺戳] a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing |
| [巨大的,大得惊人的] astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation |
| [多刺的] prickly; having or covered with protective barbs |
| [胃,吃得下,容忍] the principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult |
substitute
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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 |
| [剩余的,残留的] remaining as a residue; surplus |
| [等候,逗留,混日子] delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait |
| [代替品] one that takes the place of another; a replacement |