3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (11) - Matching Quizzes
raspy 
1
 | (显著的,突出的,卓越的) prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs |
| (刺耳的,焦躁的) unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound |
| (证实,验证) establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support |
| (分叉) act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch |
recapitulate
2
| (倒退的) go backwards; decline to inferior state; degenerate |
| (概括,总结) summarize; repeat in concise form |
| (解除武装,敬礼,保留条款) release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault |
| (容易地,欣然地,立刻地) easily; quickly; in a prompt, timely manner; promptly |
reciprocal
3
| (撤退,退却) force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against |
| (羞怯,胆怯) feeling of fear of embarrassment |
| (互相的,互动的,互惠的) concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting |
| (统治的,起支配作用的) exercising power or authority; currently ruling or holding a position |
recurrent
4
| (暗中的,秘密的) secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently |
| (一遍又一遍发生的,循环发生的) occurring or appearing again or repeatedly |
| (下流的,卑鄙的,无理的) fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; worthless; mean; shabby |
| (克服) overcome or conquer; climb; place something above; be above or on top of |
reigning
5
| (使安心,打消疑虑) give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain |
| (统治的,起支配作用的) exercising power or authority; currently ruling or holding a position |
| (放弃,拒绝) reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn |
| (概括,总结) summarize; repeat in concise form |
renovation
6
| (修复,整修) improving by renewing and restoring; state of being restored to its former good condition; renewal |
| (量的,数量的,定量的,与数量有关的) expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to measurement of quantity |
| (满意,满足) fulfillment or gratification of a desire, need, or appetite; source or means of gratification |
| (放弃,拒绝) reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn |
retrograde
7
| (克服) overcome or conquer; climb; place something above; be above or on top of |
| (容易地,欣然地,立刻地) easily; quickly; in a prompt, timely manner; promptly |
| (倒退的) go backwards; decline to inferior state; degenerate |
| (回绝) offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back |
scurrilous
8
| (挨饿) hunger; deprive of food |
| (下流的,粗俗的, 下流话语的) obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach |
| ((公共,环境)卫生,卫生设施) health; hygiene; application of measures designed to protect public health; disposal or recycling of waste |
| (互相的,互动的,互惠的) concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting |
scurvy
9
| (解除武装,敬礼,保留条款) release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault |
| (下流的,卑鄙的,无理的) fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; worthless; mean; shabby |
| (绰号,浑名) nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of given name |
| (放弃,拒绝) reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn |
secrete
10
| (隐匿,藏匿,分泌) hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids |
| (暗中的,秘密的) secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently |
| (下流的,粗俗的, 下流话语的) obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach |
| (避免) avoid deliberately; keep away from |