3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (10) - Matching Quizzes
parochial 
1
 | (狭小的,地方的) narrow in outlook; related to local church community |
| (生理学的) pertaining to science of the function of living organisms |
| (圆滑的,柔韧的,弯曲的) flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped |
| (塑性) ability to be molded, formed, or modeled; quality or state of being plastic |
patrician
2
| (挪用（公款）,侵吞,盗用) embezzle; appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public moneys intrusted to one's care |
| (贵族的) belong to noble origin; having high birth |
| (多配偶) one who has more than one spouse at a time |
| (美丽,标致) great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty |
peculate
3
| (挪用（公款）,侵吞,盗用) embezzle; appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public moneys intrusted to one's care |
| (普遍的,流行的) widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted |
| (有胆量的,有勇气的,决断的) having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances |
| (语言学) study of language; investigation of language and its literature |
penury
4
| (一贫如洗,穷困潦倒) extreme poverty; lack of something; barrenness; insufficiency |
| (贵族的) belong to noble origin; having high birth |
| (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (凤梨,菠萝) large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves |
perdition
5
| (垂直落下) fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply |
| (分裂开来) divide into parts, pieces, or sections |
| (琐碎的东西,零碎的随身物品) personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity |
| (毁灭) entire ruin; utter destruction, especially, utter loss of soul, or of final happiness in future |
picaresque
6
| (易于领会的,明显的) tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable |
| (富豪统治) society or government ruled by wealthy class |
| (规则) rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order |
| (以歹徒为题材的文学作品的) involving clever rogues or adventurers |
placebo
7
| (开始进行,继续进行,起诉,控诉,源于) follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward |
| (富豪统治) society or government ruled by wealthy class |
| (安慰剂) harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill |
| (规则) rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order |
platitude
8
| (传粉媒介,传粉昆虫) insect that carries pollen from one flower to another |
| (规则) rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order |
| (陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (减轻) lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
plucky
9
| (传播,流传) spread or flow throughout; pervade |
| (调色板) board on which painter mixes pigments |
| (有胆量的,有勇气的,决断的) having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances |
| (规则) rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order |
plutocracy
10
| (易于领会的,明显的) tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable |
| (挪用（公款）,侵吞,盗用) embezzle; appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public moneys intrusted to one's care |
| (有名望的,有威信的) honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence by reason of high status |
| (富豪统治) society or government ruled by wealthy class |