3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (11) - Matching Quizzes
recidivism 
1
 | (累犯,惯犯) habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for crime |
| (补偿,赔偿) remedy; compensation; act of correcting error or fault |
| (折射) deflect sound or light from straight path ; alter by viewing through medium |
| (结实,硬朗的) tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight |
rejoinder
2
| (怠慢,斥责,侮辱) almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy |
| (反驳,回应) retort; comeback; answer to a reply |
| (隐匿,藏匿,分泌) hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids |
| (梦游症患者) sleepwalker; person who walks in his sleep |
renown
3
| (名望) fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed |
| (累犯,惯犯) habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for crime |
| (响应的) quality of being responsive; reacting quickly |
| (倾斜的,有坡度的) slanting; inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon |
repulsion
4
| (洗牌) disorder; move back and forth; mix so as to make a random order or arrangement |
| (反驳,回应) retort; comeback; answer to a reply |
| (排斥,反驳) distaste; extreme aversion; act of driving back |
| (仔细检查) examine closely and critically |
responsiveness
5
| (质量极高的,极好的,威严的) of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful |
| (轻微快速的振动) shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement |
| (补充) fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to |
| (响应的) quality of being responsive; reacting quickly |
sanction
6
| (长出,萌芽) have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up |
| (批准,许可) give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law |
| (大摇大摆,自大) behave arrogantly or pompously; walk with swaying motion |
| (分门别类,分类,分层) divide into classes; form, arrange, or deposit in layers |
scrutinize
7
| (明星的身份或地位) fame; status of a performer acknowledged as a star; star performers considered as a group |
| (仔细检查) examine closely and critically |
| (丑恶的,露出嘴脸的) sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt |
| (剪,修剪) cut or clip hair; strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping |
seamy
8
| (怠慢,斥责,侮辱) almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy |
| (饥饿的) extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey |
| (丑恶的,露出嘴脸的) sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt |
| (指派,下放,贬) assign to obscure place, position, or condition; delegate; assign |
seedling
9
| (幼苗) young plant or tree grown from seed; produced from seed |
| (放牧的) farming for the raising of livestock |
| (大摇大摆,自大) behave arrogantly or pompously; walk with swaying motion |
| (批准,许可) give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law |
servile
10
| (名望) fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed |
| (奴隶的,奴性的) slavish; suitable to slave or servant; relating to servitude or forced labor |
| (结实,硬朗的) tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight |
| (释放) give off; liberate; grant freedom to; make something available |