3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (11) - Matching Quizzes
restrain 
1
 | (亵渎的,天谴的) acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred; violating sacred things; profane |
| (痴笑,傻笑) smirk; smile in artificial way to make an impression |
| (克制,抑制) keep under control; hold back ; place limits on |
| (屈服,屈从,死) submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in |
retain
2
| (保持,使用) keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember |
| (批准,许可) give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law |
| (模糊不清地说) speak indistinctly; pass over carelessly or with little notice |
| (共生现象) interdependent relationship between groups or species, often mutually beneficial |
ruffian
3
| (阴森的,昏暗的,抑郁的) gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color |
| (流氓,恶棍,痞子) bully; lawless and cruel; cruel and brutal person or gangster |
| (感觉,知觉) feeling; perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition |
| (屈服,屈从,死) submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in |
sacrilegious
4
| (阴森的,昏暗的,抑郁的) gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color |
| (解除武装,敬礼,保留条款) release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault |
| (屈服,屈从,死) submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in |
| (亵渎的,天谴的) acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred; violating sacred things; profane |
sarcastic
5
| (解除武装,敬礼,保留条款) release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault |
| (讽刺的,挖苦的) ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds |
| (吊裤带) elastic straps that hold trousers up; something suspends something else |
| (发亮的,华丽的) glowing; radiant; having a high polish or sheen |
schematic
6
| (发亮的,华丽的) glowing; radiant; having a high polish or sheen |
| (名誉好的,有名气的,名誉的) state of being held in high esteem and honor |
| (示例的,示意的) relating to outline or diagram; represented simply, as using symbols |
| (假正经的,假装神圣的) excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious |
seclusion
7
| (严厉的,迫切的) demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid |
| (痴笑,傻笑) smirk; smile in artificial way to make an impression |
| (隔离) isolation; solitude; secluded place; shutting out or keeping apart |
| (好色的,淫荡的) lustful; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness |
shining
8
| (解除武装,敬礼,保留条款) release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault |
| (发亮的,华丽的) glowing; radiant; having a high polish or sheen |
| (假正经的,假装神圣的) excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious |
| (批准,许可) give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law |
simper
9
| (解除武装,敬礼,保留条款) release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault |
| (好色的,淫荡的) lustful; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness |
| (屈服,屈从,死) submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in |
| (痴笑,傻笑) smirk; smile in artificial way to make an impression |
soundproof
10
| (坚定的,不渝的,忠诚的) firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging |
| (纵情逸乐之徒) person devoted to pleasure and luxury |
| (填饱,司炉) stir up fire; feed plentifully; supply a furnace with fuel |
| (隔音的) insulate against noise; impermeable to noise |