3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (11) - Matching Quizzes
ranching 
1
 | (放牧的) farming for the raising of livestock |
| (强调,突出,重点) lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; focus of public attention |
| (夸大的,充气的,虚胖的,踩高跷的) stiff and artificially formal; inflated |
| (避免) avoid deliberately; keep away from |
rarefied
2
| (消退,退却) fall or draw back; withdraw or retire; slope backward |
| (奴隶似的,奴性的) behaving like slave; subordinate in capacity or function |
| (稀释（气体）) made less dense of gas; elevated in character or style; lofty |
| (存在,生存) something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life |
repulsion
3
| (概要的) providing general overview; summary |
| (呼吸的) inhaling and exhaling; breathing |
| (排斥,反驳) distaste; extreme aversion; act of driving back |
| (平静,宁静) tranquility; state of peace and quiet |
retreat
4
| (消退,退却) fall or draw back; withdraw or retire; slope backward |
| (奴隶的,奴性的) slavish; suitable to slave or servant; relating to servitude or forced labor |
| (可修复的) capable of being repaired; admitting of repair |
| (跳过,遗漏) jump lightly; hop; bypass |
ruminate
5
| (饥饿的) extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey |
| (提神的,凉爽的) invigorating; energizing; pleasantly new or different |
| (感觉,知觉) feeling; perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition |
| (反复咀嚼,消化,深思,反刍) chew over and over mentally, or like cows physically; mull over; ponder |
scout
6
| (侦察,侦察员) find paths through unexplored territory |
| (反复咀嚼,消化,深思,反刍) chew over and over mentally, or like cows physically; mull over; ponder |
| (排斥,反驳) distaste; extreme aversion; act of driving back |
| (呼吸的) inhaling and exhaling; breathing |
scrutinize
7
| (仔细检查) examine closely and critically |
| (鸣不平的,易发牢骚的) habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
| (屈服的,柔和的,减弱的) conquered; overpowered; becoming quieter; not glaring in color; soft in tone |
| (宣判) final judgment of guilty in criminal case and punishment that is imposed |
seminal
8
| (严肃的,认真的) grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; really intending what is said |
| ((手)灵巧的) skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity |
| (种子的,胚胎的,有发展潜力的) influential in original way; providing basis for further development; creative |
| (挨饿) hunger; deprive of food |
sensation
9
| (种类,分类) kind or species; a class of; |
| (自发的,自然的,无预谋的) naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated |
| (感觉,知觉) feeling; perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition |
| (使窒息,扑灭) interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide |
starve
10
| (仔细检查) examine closely and critically |
| (鸣不平的,易发牢骚的) habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
| (挨饿) hunger; deprive of food |
| (自发的,自然的,无预谋的) naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated |