3500 ACT Vocabulary

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recalcitrant  Speak Example sentences
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(怀疑论者) doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
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(反抗的,顽抗的) obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
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(扰乱的,沸腾) be disturbed; boil; be in state of turmoil or ferment
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(闷热的,酷热的,放荡的,粗暴的) burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
refute  Speak Example sentences
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(真实的,有实质的,大量的) essential; not imaginary; actual or real
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(反驳) disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
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(造船者,修船人) carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
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(壅滞,郁积) condition of balance among various forces; inactivity resulting from static balance
relent  Speak Example sentences
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(狂欢) merrymaking, especially, festivity or jollity
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(修复,整修) improving by renewing and restoring; state of being restored to its former good condition; renewal
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(变宽厚,变温和) give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper
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(反弹,弹回) often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
rhapsodize  Speak Example sentences
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(狂热地描述,写狂想文,作狂想曲) speak or write in exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
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(扰乱的,沸腾) be disturbed; boil; be in state of turmoil or ferment
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(代替;交换) exchange; put in the place of another
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(概括,总结) summarize; repeat in concise form
scarcely  Speak Example sentences
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(狂欢) merrymaking, especially, festivity or jollity
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(主观的,个人的) occurring or taking place in person's mind rather than external world; unreal
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(几乎不,简直没有) hardly; barely; only just
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(僵局) deadlock; situation in which further action is blocked
seminary  Speak Example sentences
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(催眠的,半睡半醒的) half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
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(有味道的,有香味儿的) fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor
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(神学院,学院,发祥地) school, especially a theological school for training of priests, ministers, or rabbis; school of higher education, especially for girls
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(懒的) lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
skeptic  Speak Example sentences
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(怀疑论者) doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
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(几乎不,简直没有) hardly; barely; only just
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(反驳) disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
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(不动声色的,深藏不露的,沉默寡言的) reserve; state or quality of being reluctant; unwillingness
sort  Speak Example sentences
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(种类,分类) kind or species; a class of;
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(假定,假想) act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
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(容易地,欣然地,立刻地) easily; quickly; in a prompt, timely manner; promptly
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(修复,整修) improving by renewing and restoring; state of being restored to its former good condition; renewal
spate  Speak Example sentences
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(爆发,大洪水,一大群的) sudden flood or strong outburst; sudden heavy fall of rain
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(扰乱的,沸腾) be disturbed; boil; be in state of turmoil or ferment
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(担心的,关切的,期望的) worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern
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(同步,同时发生) happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
stalwart  Speak Example sentences
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(坚定的,强壮的) marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm and resolute
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(闷热的,酷热的,放荡的,粗暴的) burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
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(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
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(根本上) drastically; by root or origin; primitively; originally; naturally