3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (10) - Matching Quizzes
pall 
1
 | (厌烦,腻味) grow tiresome; have dulling, wearisome, or boring effect |
| (苍白的,惨淡的) abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness |
| (冷静的,平静的,不易被激起) calm; not easily disturbed; not easily excited to action or passion |
| (首要的,优等的) having or reflecting superior quality or value |
pallid
2
| (无产阶级的,蓝领的) member of working class; blue collar person |
| (导致,促使,击败,盛行) induce; be greater in strength or influence; triumph; win out |
| (懦弱,优柔寡断的) cowardly; lacking strength and firmness of mind |
| (苍白的,惨淡的) abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness |
peculiarity
3
| (特性,怪癖) eccentricity; oddness; an odd or unusual characteristic; private ownership; proprietorship |
| (过剩,过多) excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
| (塑性) ability to be molded, formed, or modeled; quality or state of being plastic |
| (冷静的,平静的,不易被激起) calm; not easily disturbed; not easily excited to action or passion |
phenomena
4
| (推迟,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (躲避) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (现象) observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation |
phlegmatic
5
| (冷静的,平静的,不易被激起) calm; not easily disturbed; not easily excited to action or passion |
| (发布,公布) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| (支持者,建议者) one who argues in support of something; advocate; backer |
| (陈词滥调的,陈腐的) dull and tiresome; commonplace |
piety
6
| (虔诚) religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness |
| (苍白的,惨淡的) abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness |
| (提升,促进) help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize |
| (随意混合的,打乱的,随便的) having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; irregular, casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior |
plasticity
7
| (推迟,使延期) hold back to a later time; delay; defer |
| (使焦干,使干透,烘干) burn surface of; roast over fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity |
| (塑性) ability to be molded, formed, or modeled; quality or state of being plastic |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
precursor
8
| (岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| (苍白的,惨淡的) abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness |
| (禁止) command against; banish; outlaw |
| (领跑者,先驱) forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach |
prehensile
9
| (弄倒,降伏) put or throw flat with face down; cause to lie flat |
| (推迟,使延期) hold back to a later time; delay; defer |
| (吉利的,有利的) presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous |
| (可以得到的,可以抓住的) capable of grasping or holding; having keen intellect |
probe
10
| (首要的,优等的) having or reflecting superior quality or value |
| (少量,缺乏) scarcity; smallness of number; fewness |
| (探测) explore with tools; investigate; search |
| (亵渎) violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse |