3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (11) - Matching Quizzes
recalcitrant 
1
 | (怀疑论者) doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined |
| (反抗的,顽抗的) obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority |
| (扰乱的,沸腾) be disturbed; boil; be in state of turmoil or ferment |
| (闷热的,酷热的,放荡的,粗暴的) burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot |
refute
2
| (真实的,有实质的,大量的) essential; not imaginary; actual or real |
| (反驳) disprove; prove to be false or incorrect |
| (造船者,修船人) carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels |
| (壅滞,郁积) condition of balance among various forces; inactivity resulting from static balance |
relent
3
| (狂欢) merrymaking, especially, festivity or jollity |
| (修复,整修) improving by renewing and restoring; state of being restored to its former good condition; renewal |
| (变宽厚,变温和) give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper |
| (反弹,弹回) often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound |
rhapsodize
4
| (狂热地描述,写狂想文,作狂想曲) speak or write in exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner |
| (扰乱的,沸腾) be disturbed; boil; be in state of turmoil or ferment |
| (代替;交换) exchange; put in the place of another |
| (概括,总结) summarize; repeat in concise form |
scarcely
5
| (狂欢) merrymaking, especially, festivity or jollity |
| (主观的,个人的) occurring or taking place in person's mind rather than external world; unreal |
| (几乎不,简直没有) hardly; barely; only just |
| (僵局) deadlock; situation in which further action is blocked |
seminary
6
| (催眠的,半睡半醒的) half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep |
| (有味道的,有香味儿的) fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor |
| (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 |
| (懒的) lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish |
skeptic
7
| (怀疑论者) doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined |
| (几乎不,简直没有) hardly; barely; only just |
| (反驳) disprove; prove to be false or incorrect |
| (不动声色的,深藏不露的,沉默寡言的) reserve; state or quality of being reluctant; unwillingness |
sort
8
| (种类,分类) kind or species; a class of; |
| (假定,假想) act of supposing; something supposed; assumption |
| (容易地,欣然地,立刻地) easily; quickly; in a prompt, timely manner; promptly |
| (修复,整修) improving by renewing and restoring; state of being restored to its former good condition; renewal |
spate
9
| (爆发,大洪水,一大群的) sudden flood or strong outburst; sudden heavy fall of rain |
| (扰乱的,沸腾) be disturbed; boil; be in state of turmoil or ferment |
| (担心的,关切的,期望的) worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern |
| (同步,同时发生) happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur |
stalwart
10
| (坚定的,强壮的) marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm and resolute |
| (闷热的,酷热的,放荡的,粗暴的) burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot |
| (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 |
| (根本上) drastically; by root or origin; primitively; originally; naturally |