3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (10) - Matching Quizzes
palatable 
1
 | (可接受的,美味的) acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten |
| (厌烦,腻味) grow tiresome; have dulling, wearisome, or boring effect |
| (毁灭) entire ruin; utter destruction, especially, utter loss of soul, or of final happiness in future |
| (缺陷) hidden danger; concealed trap; hidden hazard |
palimpsest
2
| (幼稚的,孩子气的) childish; belonging to childhood; immature |
| (积极的,正的,阳极的) involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident |
| (贫困) lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts |
| (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 |
pall
3
| (自然倾向) natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection |
| (厌烦,腻味) grow tiresome; have dulling, wearisome, or boring effect |
| (田园的,乡下的) rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life |
| (多产的,丰富的) producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile |
paradigm
4
| (典范,模式) one that serves as a pattern or model; system of assumptions, concepts, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality |
| (自然倾向) natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection |
| (预先安排,使其偏向于) give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance |
| (田园的,乡下的) rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life |
parallelism
5
| (精明的,明智的,诡计多端的,谨慎的) expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy |
| (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 |
| (一贫如洗,穷困潦倒) extreme poverty; lack of something; barrenness; insufficiency |
| (平行状态,相似的) state of being parallel; similarity in aspect, course, or tendency |
peccadillo
6
| (倾向于) inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency |
| (身后的,遗腹的) after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death |
| (轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (精明的,明智的,诡计多端的,谨慎的) expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy |
pedagogy
7
| (预先安排,使其偏向于) give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance |
| (自然倾向) natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection |
| (教育学) teaching; art of education; science of teaching |
| (出色的,出类拔萃的) outstanding; superior to or notable above all others |
perceptive
8
| (堆,大量,绒,丝) large timber or post; heap; hair; fiber of wool, cotton; head of an arrow or spear |
| (典范,模式) one that serves as a pattern or model; system of assumptions, concepts, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality |
| (一贫如洗,穷困潦倒) extreme poverty; lack of something; barrenness; insufficiency |
| (有洞察力的,警觉的,智慧的) insightful; aware; wise; having the ability to perceive |
perquisite
9
| (精明的,明智的,诡计多端的,谨慎的) expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy |
| (预先安排,使其偏向于) give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance |
| (津贴,补贴,奖金) any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment |
| (贫困) lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts |
pile
10
| (犁) farm implement consisting of a heavy blade at the end of a beam |
| (津贴,补贴,奖金) any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment |
| (堆,大量,绒,丝) large timber or post; heap; hair; fiber of wool, cotton; head of an arrow or spear |
| (倾向,偏见) inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness |