3500 ACT Vocabulary

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recrimination  Speak Example sentences
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(征服) conquer; bring under control
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(反责,反击) countercharge; counter or mutual accusation; accusation brought by the accused against the accuser
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(调查表,问卷) form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
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(打烙印,污蔑) accuse; condemn; mark as wicked
secular  Speak Example sentences
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(世俗的,现世的,永久的) worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
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(规定,明细化) specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
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(恳求,祈祷) ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
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(使安全,保卫) free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt
seemly  Speak Example sentences
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(适宜的,合适的) proper; appropriate; of pleasing appearance; handsome
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(恳求,祈祷) ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
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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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(撤退,退却) force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
sinewy  Speak Example sentences
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(结实,硬朗的) tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight
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(迷人的) wholly absorbing one's attention
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(绰号,浑名) nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of given name
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(闷烧,随时准备爆发) burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
skip  Speak Example sentences
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(撤退,退却) force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
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(跳过,遗漏) jump lightly; hop; bypass
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(适宜的,合适的) proper; appropriate; of pleasing appearance; handsome
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(真实的,有实质的,大量的) essential; not imaginary; actual or real
smolder  Speak Example sentences
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(壅滞,郁积) condition of balance among various forces; inactivity resulting from static balance
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(高度自制者,坚忍克己之人) indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
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(闷烧,随时准备爆发) burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
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(脱落,蜕) get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth
somnolent  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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(下沉,平息,减退) settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
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(怠慢,斥责,侮辱) almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
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(锯齿状的) saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
stasis  Speak Example sentences
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(壅滞,郁积) condition of balance among various forces; inactivity resulting from static balance
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(跳过,遗漏) jump lightly; hop; bypass
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(脱落,蜕) get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth
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(反责,反击) countercharge; counter or mutual accusation; accusation brought by the accused against the accuser
stigmatize  Speak Example sentences
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(饮食过度,恶心) eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess
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(迷人的) wholly absorbing one's attention
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(生存,存在,供养) remain or continue in existence; maintain life; live; support oneself
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(打烙印,污蔑) accuse; condemn; mark as wicked
stipulate  Speak Example sentences
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(好交际的,随和的) gregarious; friendly; inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
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(下沉,平息,减退) settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
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(规定,明细化) specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
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(结实,硬朗的) tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight