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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rescind  Speak Example sentences
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[取消] cancel; make void; repeal or annul
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[生存,存在,供养] remain or continue in existence; maintain life; live; support oneself
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[胆怯的,羞怯的] shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
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[树懒,怠惰,懒惰] laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
resentment  Speak Example sentences
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[怨恨,愤恨] indignation; a deep sense of injury; strong displeasure
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[长袍,礼服] an outer garment; dress of rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; dress of state, rank, office
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[粗暴的,阴沉的,板着脸的,无礼的] rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
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[使心满意足,使过度满足,使腻] satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
reserve  Speak Example sentences
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[哨兵,步哨] the soldier placed on guard; guard
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[自我控制,疏远] lack of enthusiasm; skeptical caution; something saved for future use; self-restraint in expression
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[充满,到处都是] be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
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[暂时的] momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
reverence  Speak Example sentences
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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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[一点儿,少量] the smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota
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[自我控制,疏远] lack of enthusiasm; skeptical caution; something saved for future use; self-restraint in expression
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[取消] cancel; make void; repeal or annul
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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[不宜的,相反的] not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition
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[壮丽,辉煌] magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur
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[恼火,愤怒] forceful, often vindictive anger; fury; just punishment of an offense or crime
servitude  Speak Example sentences
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[哨兵,步哨] the soldier placed on guard; guard
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[猛涨,突增] increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar
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[奴隶身份,苦工] forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
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[刚毅的,朴素的,纪律严格的,斯巴达的] avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
skyrocket  Speak Example sentences
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[树懒,怠惰,懒惰] laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
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[猛涨,突增] increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar
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[活力,生命力] energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
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[严肃的,一本正经的] seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
sloth  Speak Example sentences
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[进行预防接种] perform or produce immunity
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[树懒,怠惰,懒惰] laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
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[批判] disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
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[羞怯,胆怯] the feeling of fear of embarrassment
solicit  Speak Example sentences
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[扭伤] a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments
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[至高无上的权力] dominance; power to dominate or defeat
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[恳求] request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
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[羞怯,胆怯] the feeling of fear of embarrassment
spontaneously  Speak Example sentences
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[自然地,本能地] without advance preparation; naturally
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[粗暴的,阴沉的,板着脸的,无礼的] rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
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[脊骨,书脊] backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
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[严肃的,一本正经的] seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony