3500 ACT Vocabulary

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panacea  Speak Example sentences
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(包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
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(打扮) become formal or affected in dress or manners; give neat appearance to
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(色素) substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
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(叉角羚) antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns
panache  Speak Example sentences
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(华丽) distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet
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(禁止) command against; banish; outlaw
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(堆,大量,绒,丝) large timber or post; heap; hair; fiber of wool, cotton; head of an arrow or spear
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(广泛传播的,流行的) widespread; affecting majority of people
papyrus  Speak Example sentences
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(保护免于灭绝) make something last; preserve from extinction
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(可饮用的) suitable for drinking; drinkable
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(特性,怪癖) eccentricity; oddness; an odd or unusual characteristic; private ownership; proprietorship
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(纸草,草纸（古代的）) ancient paper made from stem of plant
parsimony  Speak Example sentences
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(堆,大量,绒,丝) large timber or post; heap; hair; fiber of wool, cotton; head of an arrow or spear
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(预谋,预先考虑) plan, arrange, or plot in advance; deliberate upon future action
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(用拳头打) beat or pound with fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
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(过度俭省,吝啬) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
peculiarity  Speak Example sentences
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(可以得到的,可以抓住的) capable of grasping or holding; having keen intellect
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(特性,怪癖) eccentricity; oddness; an odd or unusual characteristic; private ownership; proprietorship
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(空谈) speak foolishly; talk idly and at length; chatter
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(开创性的) initial; groundbreaking; originating; serving to pioneer
perfidious  Speak Example sentences
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(消瘦,憔悴,渴望,松树) have desire for something or someone; yearn; grieve or mourn for
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(痛苦,悲怆,哀婉) tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
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(背信弃义的,不诚实的) tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
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(开胃的,辛辣的,刺激的,淘气顽皮的) pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive
piecemeal  Speak Example sentences
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(背信弃义的,不诚实的) tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
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(犯罪,承担不好的责任) be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in bad sense
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(一次一个的,逐个的,渐渐的,碎的) by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually
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(开创性的) initial; groundbreaking; originating; serving to pioneer
pile  Speak Example sentences
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(痛苦,悲怆,哀婉) tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
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(用拳头打) beat or pound with fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
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(堆,大量,绒,丝) large timber or post; heap; hair; fiber of wool, cotton; head of an arrow or spear
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(精炼的,抓住灵魂的) precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
piquant  Speak Example sentences
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(开胃的,辛辣的,刺激的,淘气顽皮的) pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive
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(禁止) command against; banish; outlaw
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(撒谎,支吾,搪塞,糊弄) lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action
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(圆滑的,柔韧的,弯曲的) flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
pliable  Speak Example sentences
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(圆滑的,柔韧的,弯曲的) flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
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(极化,分化,两极分化) split into opposite extremes or camps
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(坚定不移) endurance; steady persistence in adhering to a course of action
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(色素) substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter