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 3000 Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abridge  Speak Example sentences
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[祝福,幸福的] completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy
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[减损,毁损] annul in part; repeal partly; restrict; limit the action of
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[发芽,成长] grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
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[删节,节选] condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
acclimate  Speak Example sentences
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[适应] accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
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[填,补漏] make watertight by filling in cracks
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[海盗] pirate; robber upon the sea
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[复古的,从前的] displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or previous ancestral form
aerie  Speak Example sentences
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[增长] growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
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[填,补漏] make watertight by filling in cracks
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[发芽,成长] grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
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[猛禽的窝] nest of a bird, such as an eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
agnostic  Speak Example sentences
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[无神论者] one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
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[削弱] make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen the density of
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[有志者,有抱负的人] one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
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[谨慎的,节约的] having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle; knowing; cautious; cunning; shrewd
asperity  Speak Example sentences
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[严酷,粗暴] the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
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[海盗] pirate; robber upon the sea
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[有说服力的] reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
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[挑剔] criticize for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
aspirant  Speak Example sentences
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[有志者,有抱负的人] one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
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[不公正的不合理的批评] fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
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[适应] accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
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[限制] limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
atavistic  Speak Example sentences
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[复古的,从前的] displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or previous ancestral form
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[保险精算的,精算] calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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[尖酸的(语气,脾气)] the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
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[刚硬的,短而硬的(毛发),易怒的] having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable
attenuate  Speak Example sentences
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[削弱] make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen the density of
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[失声] loss of speech due to injury or illness
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[严酷,粗暴] the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
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[发芽,成长] grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
avocation  Speak Example sentences
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[谜的] cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
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[副业,业余爱好] activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
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[取消,废除] cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid
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[猛禽的窝] nest of a bird, such as an eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
bemused  Speak Example sentences
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[祝福,幸福的] completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy
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[挑剔] criticize for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
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[刚硬的,短而硬的(毛发),易怒的] having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable
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[困惑的,发呆的] confused; lost in thought; preoccupied