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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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[令人厌恶的,驱逐的] tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting
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[有用的,有益的] tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
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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
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[高兴的,有希望的,乐天的] cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
rustic  Speak Example sentences
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[乡村的,笨拙的,不舒服的] typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
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[专题讨论家,研讨会] collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine; meeting or conference for discussion of a topic
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[迟到的,缓慢的] late; delayed; moving slowly
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[遗迹,痕迹,残留物] trace; remains; an indication that something has happened
salient  Speak Example sentences
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[可能变化的,可以改变的] likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable
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[暂时的] momentary; temporary; staying for a short 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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[令人厌恶的,驱逐的] tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting
sapphire  Speak Example sentences
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[蓝宝石] a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
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[令人厌恶的,驱逐的] tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting
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[迟到的,缓慢的] late; delayed; moving slowly
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[选举权,投票权] the vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony or approval
sate  Speak Example sentences
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[使心满意足,使过度满足,使腻] satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
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[蓝宝石] a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
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[生存,存在,供养] remain or continue in existence; maintain life; live; support oneself
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[未触及的] intact; not mentioned; not touched
scrape  Speak Example sentences
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[全世界的] global; universal; throughout the world
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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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[反复摩擦表面] abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument; draw forcefully over a surface
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[胃,吃得下,容忍] the principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult
sect  Speak Example sentences
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[恳求,教唆] act of soliciting; inciting of another to commit a crime; temptation; allurement; petition; proposal
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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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[专题讨论家,研讨会] collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine; meeting or conference for discussion of a topic
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[派别,宗派,派系] a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
shuffle  Speak Example sentences
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[洗牌] disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement
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[身高,身材,声望,地位] height; status; high level of respect
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[旋转的] rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling
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[绕远道的,转弯抹角的] circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
spinning  Speak Example sentences
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[坚定的,强壮的] marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
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[全世界的] global; universal; throughout the world
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[遗迹,痕迹,残留物] trace; remains; an indication that something has happened
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[旋转的] rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling
suffrage  Speak Example sentences
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[选举权,投票权] the vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony or approval
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[迟到的,缓慢的] late; delayed; moving slowly
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[回复,故态复萌] return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
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[坚定的,强壮的] marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute