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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reverent  Speak Example sentences
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[搓,织,编饰,(使)缠绕] act of twisting; lightweight cord
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[雕刻家] an artist who creates sculptures
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[尊敬的,可敬的] respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
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[肋骨,伞骨] one of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax
ruddy  Speak Example sentences
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[红的,红润的,白里透红的,健康的] reddish color; healthy-looking
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[暂缓] usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
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[拼写,累计,表示] name or write in order the letters constituting; add up to; signify
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[粘的] sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
sculptor  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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[对称的] proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
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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
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[雕刻家] an artist who creates sculptures
shyness  Speak Example sentences
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[羞怯,胆怯] the feeling of fear of embarrassment
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[勇敢的,英勇的] vigorous in the body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic
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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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[尊敬的,可敬的] respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
spacecraft  Speak Example sentences
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[巨大的,大得惊人的] astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
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[红的,红润的,白里透红的,健康的] reddish color; healthy-looking
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[太空船] a vehicle for traveling in space
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[矛,矛尖,嫩叶,刺戳] a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
splendor  Speak Example sentences
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[壮丽,辉煌] magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur
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[适合的,匹配的] meant or adapted for an occasion or use
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[拼写,累计,表示] name or write in order the letters constituting; add up to; signify
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[矛,矛尖,嫩叶,刺戳] a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
stature  Speak Example sentences
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[树丛,灌木丛] wood or collection of trees, shrubs
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[身高,身材,声望,地位] height; status; high level of respect
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[勇敢的,英勇的] vigorous in the body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic
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[尊敬的,可敬的] respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
steep  Speak Example sentences
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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
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[暂缓] usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
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[险峻的,陡峭的] having a sharp inclination; of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve
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[智者,圣人] one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
stupendous  Speak Example sentences
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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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[巨大的,大得惊人的] astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
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[黄褐色,鞣(革)] yellowish-brown color; brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun
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[请求,请愿] plead; file a suit against
symmetrical  Speak Example sentences
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[请求,请愿] plead; file a suit against
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[身高,身材,声望,地位] height; status; high level of respect
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[太空船] a vehicle for traveling in space
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[对称的] proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size