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Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
repulse 
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 | [拒斥,击退,严拒] force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust |
| [巨大的,大得惊人的] astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation |
| [严肃的,一本正经的] seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony |
| [英勇,勇猛] bravery; courage, and boldness, as in battle |
roundabout
2
| [雕刻家] an artist who creates sculptures |
| [绕远道的,转弯抹角的] circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive |
| [嘲笑,讥笑] reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner |
| [缺乏的,稀疏的] somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient |
rout
3
| [吓跑,赶出,击退] put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly |
| [短袜,重击,痛打] plowshare; short stocking reaching a point between ankle and knee; hard blow or punch; comic drama |
| [拒斥,击退,严拒] force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust |
| [嘲笑,讥笑] reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner |
scanty
4
| [巨大的,大得惊人的] astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation |
| [家庭教师] private instructor; one that gives additional or special instruction |
| [缺乏的,稀疏的] somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient |
| [短袜,重击,痛打] plowshare; short stocking reaching a point between ankle and knee; hard blow or punch; comic drama |
sock
5
| [脊骨,书脊] backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf |
| [严肃的,一本正经的] seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony |
| [胜利者,获胜者] conqueror; the winner of a game, competition, election, or war |
| [短袜,重击,痛打] plowshare; short stocking reaching a point between ankle and knee; hard blow or punch; comic drama |
solemnity
6
| [严肃的,一本正经的] seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony |
| [巨大的,大得惊人的] astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation |
| [胃,吃得下,容忍] the principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult |
| [脊骨,书脊] backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf |
speculation
7
| [嘲笑,讥笑] reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner |
| [剥落,脱壳] remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly |
| [思索,推测,投机] examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits |
| [可能变化的,可以改变的] likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable |
spine
8
| [脊骨,书脊] backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf |
| [摩天大楼] a very tall building with many stories |
| [汽笛,警报器] an electronic device producing a similar sound as a signal or warning; something insidious or deceptive; mermaid |
| [丢弃,打碎] throw away; discard; break down into parts for disposal or salvage |
spotless
9
| [没有污点的] completely neat and clean |
| [幻想的] produced by imagination; characterized by vision or foresight; imaginary; idealistic |
| [不可靠的,有暗藏的危险的] dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray |
| [阴森的,昏暗的,抑郁的] gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color |
treacherous
10
| [吓跑,赶出,击退] put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly |
| [险峻的,陡峭的] having a sharp inclination; of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve |
| [没有污点的] completely neat and clean |
| [不可靠的,有暗藏的危险的] dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray |