3500 ACT Vocabulary

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pall  Speak Example sentences
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(厌烦,腻味) grow tiresome; have dulling, wearisome, or boring effect
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(困难,困苦,短缺,缺少) hardship; state of extreme poverty
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(倾向,自然倾向) inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
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(手术后的) happening or done after a surgical operation
panegyric  Speak Example sentences
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(手术后的) happening or done after a surgical operation
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(突然一阵的,突发的(痛苦,笑,愤怒)) sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease
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(可渗透的,可学习的) penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through
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(推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment
parable  Speak Example sentences
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(不可比较的,不相衡的,无可匹敌的) having no equal; incomparable
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(寓言) short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
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(证据) evidence; demonstration; statement or argument used in such a validation
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(可接受的,美味的) acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
partial  Speak Example sentences
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(部分的) incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
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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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(推迟,使延期) hold back to a later time; delay; defer
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(寓言) short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
peculiarity  Speak Example sentences
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(发达,繁荣,昌盛) flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
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(整洁的,精准的,精确的) very precise and formal; exceedingly proper
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(特性,怪癖) eccentricity; oddness; an odd or unusual characteristic; private ownership; proprietorship
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(辩论的,好辩的) aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
pensive  Speak Example sentences
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(提出) put forward; offer for consideration or debate
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(沉思默想的,忧心忡忡的) deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
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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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(刺激的,辛辣的,尖锐的) stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
percussion  Speak Example sentences
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(打击) striking one object against another sharply
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(瘟疫,讨厌的人或物) epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
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(过度俭省,吝啬) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
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(一贫如洗,穷困潦倒) extreme poverty; lack of something; barrenness; insufficiency
philology  Speak Example sentences
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(超自然的) being beyond normal course of nature; differing from natural
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(推进剂) something that propels or drives forward
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(整洁的,精准的,精确的) very precise and formal; exceedingly proper
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(语言学) study of language; investigation of language and its literature
pile  Speak Example sentences
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(可接受的,美味的) acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
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(推进剂) something that propels or drives forward
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(辩论的,好辩的) aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
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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
pitfall  Speak Example sentences
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(缺陷) hidden danger; concealed trap; hidden hazard
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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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(消灭,杜绝) make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate
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(倾向,自然倾向) inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning