3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (10) - Matching Quizzes
palimpsest 
1
 | (预兆的,凶兆的,难以置信的) full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe; wonderful |
| (辛勤的) extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains |
| (专利) grant made by government to creator the sole right; invention protected by grant |
| (重写手稿,（刮去原文后的）重刻的碑) manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment, that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing incompletely erased |
pathos
2
| (痛苦,悲怆,哀婉) tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
| (旅程,旅行) travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim |
| (圆滑的,柔韧的,弯曲的) flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped |
| (背信弃义的,不诚实的) tending to betray; disloyal; faithless |
phenomenally
3
| (沉重缓慢地走,孜孜从事,辛苦工作) move or walk heavily or laboriously; travel slowly but steadily |
| (可渗透的,可学习的) penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through |
| (明白地,显著地) in a manner that is extraordinary or amazing |
| (旅程,旅行) travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim |
pillage
4
| (分裂开来) divide into parts, pieces, or sections |
| ((圆形的)边缘) edge, especially of a round surface; surface of a solid; circumference |
| (神职的,虔诚的) devout; religious; exhibiting strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality |
| (掠夺) rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils |
plagiarize
5
| (教皇的,主教的) pertaining to bishop or pope; having dignity or authority of bishop |
| (剽窃) steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own |
| (专利) grant made by government to creator the sole right; invention protected by grant |
| (神职的,虔诚的) devout; religious; exhibiting strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality |
plebeian
6
| (背信弃义的,不诚实的) tending to betray; disloyal; faithless |
| (平民,老百姓,平民的,粗俗的,粗鲁的) crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
| (剽窃) steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own |
| (临时的) temporary; provided for present need only |
ponderous
7
| (弄倒,降伏) put or throw flat with face down; cause to lie flat |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (悬崖,危险的位置) cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position |
| (掠夺) rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils |
postoperative
8
| (悬崖,危险的位置) cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position |
| (假名,笔名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (手术后的) happening or done after a surgical operation |
| (分裂开来) divide into parts, pieces, or sections |
precipice
9
| (开始进行,继续进行,起诉,控诉,源于) follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward |
| (悬崖,危险的位置) cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position |
| (愤怒,不满,自尊心受损) sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity |
| (贫困) lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts |
preclude
10
| (可渗透的,可学习的) penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through |
| (临时的) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (好斗的) combativeness; inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness |
| (消灭,杜绝) make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate |