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 3000 Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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prosaic  Speak Example sentences
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[糟糕的,笨拙的] awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
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[决定,会议的正式文件,投票产生的决议] determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
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[事实的,平淡的,缺乏想象力的] dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
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[切,削,损害] reduce or eliminate gradually, with a knife; cut small bits off
replenish  Speak Example sentences
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[补充] fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
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[精明的,有远见的,有洞察力的] perceptive; shrewd; having insight
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[严格,苛刻,精确] strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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[切,削,损害] reduce or eliminate gradually, with a knife; cut small bits off
rigor  Speak Example sentences
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[不动声色的,深藏不露的,沉默寡言的] reserve; state or quality of being reluctant; unwillingness
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[克服] overcome or conquer; climb; place something above; be above or on top of
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[严格,苛刻,精确] strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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[次要的,辅助的] subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
servitude  Speak Example sentences
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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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[无常的,古怪的] determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
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[反驳] disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
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[明白清楚的] admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous
spate  Speak Example sentences
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[曲折的,蜿蜒的] marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
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[切,削,损害] reduce or eliminate gradually, with a knife; cut small bits off
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[防不住的,防不胜防的,站不住的] indefensible; not able to be maintained
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[爆发,大洪水,一大群的] sudden flood or strong outburst; sudden heavy fall of rain
spry  Speak Example sentences
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[充满生气的,活泼的,敏捷的] vigorously active; active, as in leaping or running
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[像蛇一样扭动的,蜿蜒的,曲折的] winding; twisting; curving in alternate directions; having the shape or form of a snake
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[切,削,损害] reduce or eliminate gradually, with a knife; cut small bits off
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[反责,反击] countercharge; counter or mutual accusation; accusation brought by the accused against the accuser
subsidiary  Speak Example sentences
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[次要的,辅助的] subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
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[短时间的] existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
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[笨拙的,粗俗的] lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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[像蛇一样扭动的,蜿蜒的,曲折的] winding; twisting; curving in alternate directions; having the shape or form of a snake
supposition  Speak Example sentences
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[假定,假想] act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
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[锐化,刺激] sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
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[充满生气的,活泼的,敏捷的] vigorously active; active, as in leaping or running
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[严格,苛刻,精确] strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
thwart  Speak Example sentences
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[笨拙的,粗俗的] lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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[防不住的,防不胜防的,站不住的] indefensible; not able to be maintained
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[阻碍,挫败] hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
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[高度自制者,坚忍克己之人] indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
transitory  Speak Example sentences
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[短时间的] existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
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[吓跑,赶出,击退] put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly
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[马嘶] neigh, as a horse, especially in gentle tone; cry of a horse
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[锐化,刺激] sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate