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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reproof  Speak Example sentences
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[斥责,责备] expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
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[耳语,低声说话] speaking in a quiet voice; soft speech produced without a full voice; secretly expressed belief, rumor, or hint
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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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[致敬,(信开头)称呼] act of paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting or expressing goodwill
sagacity  Speak Example sentences
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[临时] for a limited time only
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[聪慧,洞察力] quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
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[有毒的] poisonous; secreting and transmitting venom; marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
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[暴君,残暴之人] absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
sloop  Speak Example sentences
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[恼火,愤怒] forceful, often vindictive anger; fury; just punishment of an offense or crime
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[单桅帆船] single-mast sailing boat
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[蜂群,一大群] move or gather in large numbers; be overrun
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[荒唐的,挥霍的,放荡的,不受限制的] unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
spite  Speak Example sentences
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[怨恨,恶意] ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart
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[充满,到处都是] be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
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[派别,宗派,派系] a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
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[节制,自制,戒酒,禁酒] restraint; avoiding excesses
stink  Speak Example sentences
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[荒唐的,挥霍的,放荡的,不受限制的] unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
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[致敬,(信开头)称呼] act of paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting or expressing goodwill
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[发臭,臭味] strong, offensive smell; disgusting odor; stench
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[充满,到处都是] be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
sublime  Speak Example sentences
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[宁静,安静] a peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, or worry
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[各式各样,各种的] various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
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[安慰] comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
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[庄严的,崇高的,壮观的] of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
supple  Speak Example sentences
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[毒液,恶毒] poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
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[神志清楚的,明智的] being in a healthy condition; acting rationally; mentally sound
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[粘的] sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
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[柔顺的,顺从的,柔韧的] flexible; moving and bending with ease
swine  Speak Example sentences
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[树丛,灌木丛] wood or collection of trees, shrubs
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[发臭,臭味] strong, offensive smell; disgusting odor; stench
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[织锦,挂毯] a heavy textile with a woven design
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[猪] any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
tavern  Speak Example sentences
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[筛,过滤] separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
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[补充物] something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole
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[小酒店,客栈] building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
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[地震的] caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
transfuse  Speak Example sentences
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[补充物] something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole
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[筛,过滤] separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
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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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[输血,充满] pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring