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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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salient  Speak Example sentences
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[减少] reduction; deduction; removing a part from the whole
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[搁置] set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
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[显著的,突出的,卓越的] prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
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[激发,激励] bring about; arouse; inspire; activate
scaffold  Speak Example sentences
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[脚手架,绞刑架] a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
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[象征主义,符号论] the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; a system of symbols or representations
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[安心地,安全地] in a manner free from fear or risk
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[家庭教师] private instructor; one that gives additional or special instruction
securely  Speak Example sentences
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[茶壶] pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
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[严肃的,一本正经的] seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
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[象征主义,符号论] the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; a system of symbols or representations
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[安心地,安全地] in a manner free from fear or risk
seismic  Speak Example sentences
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[节制,自制,戒酒,禁酒] restraint; avoiding excesses
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[地震的] caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
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[敏感性,感性] ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
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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
shell  Speak Example sentences
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[附文,扶手] amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses
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[迟到的,缓慢的] late; delayed; moving slowly
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[剥落,脱壳] remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly
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[暂时的] not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
stammer  Speak Example sentences
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[减少] reduction; deduction; removing a part from the whole
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[猛涨,突增] increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar
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[口吃,结巴] make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
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[奴隶身份,苦工] forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
symbolism  Speak Example sentences
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[用具,器具] instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
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[(空气)不新鲜的,闷气的] stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
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[象征主义,符号论] the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; a system of symbols or representations
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[坚定的,强壮的] marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
teapot  Speak Example sentences
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[茶壶] pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
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[拖拉机] a motor vehicle with large back wheels and thick tires, used on farms for pulling machinery
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[剩余的,残留的] remaining as a residue; surplus
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[伪造的,欺骗的] false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
tractor  Speak Example sentences
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[冶炼,精炼] melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
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[命令状,书面命令] something which is written; writing; scripture
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[拖拉机] a motor vehicle with large back wheels and thick tires, used on farms for pulling machinery
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[完整的,持续的] continuous, without interruption; intact
tremor  Speak Example sentences
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[剥落,脱壳] remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly
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[振动的] shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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[大帆船,大酒杯,大篷车] originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
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[宁静,安静] a peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, or worry