3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (10) - Matching Quizzes
pander 
1
 | (安抚) appease or pacify; bring peace to |
| (低级趣味的,拉皮条) offer illicit sex with third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations |
| (犁) farm implement consisting of a heavy blade at the end of a beam |
| (牧场,草地) field covered with grass; meadow |
paradigm
2
| (自然倾向) natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection |
| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (典范,模式) one that serves as a pattern or model; system of assumptions, concepts, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality |
| (预示能力) ability to foretell future; knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight |
pernicious
3
| (语言学) study of language; investigation of language and its literature |
| (凤梨,菠萝) large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves |
| (及具毁灭性的) very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly |
| (吉利的,有利的) presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous |
perquisite
4
| (专家的地位,特性或方法,专业主义) expertness characteristic of a professional person |
| (极化,分化,两极分化) split into opposite extremes or camps |
| (津贴,补贴,奖金) any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment |
| (刺激的,辛辣的,尖锐的) stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic |
perturb
5
| (预示能力) ability to foretell future; knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight |
| (精确,精密度) exactness; accuracy; number of significant digits to which a value has been reliably measured |
| (劝其改宗,改宗) induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith |
| (感到不安) disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion |
placate
6
| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (语言学) study of language; investigation of language and its literature |
| (塑性) ability to be molded, formed, or modeled; quality or state of being plastic |
| (安抚) appease or pacify; bring peace to |
plasticity
7
| (牧场,草地) field covered with grass; meadow |
| (犁) farm implement consisting of a heavy blade at the end of a beam |
| (塑性) ability to be molded, formed, or modeled; quality or state of being plastic |
| (悲观主义者) belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess |
preamble
8
| (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (导言,介绍词) introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing |
| (怀孕的) expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life |
| (一贫如洗,穷困潦倒) extreme poverty; lack of something; barrenness; insufficiency |
precis
9
| (摘要,概要,大意) concise summing up of main points |
| (凤梨,菠萝) large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves |
| (津贴,补贴,奖金) any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment |
| (语言学) study of language; investigation of language and its literature |
prime
10
| (及具毁灭性的) very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly |
| (主要的) first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief |
| (吉利的,有利的) presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous |
| (幼稚的,孩子气的) childish; belonging to childhood; immature |