3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (12) - Matching Quizzes
tedium 
1
 | (增长) increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area |
| (单调乏味) dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom |
| (残暴的,凶狠的,野蛮的,言词刻毒的,粗野的) disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile |
| (地的,地球的) earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land |
terminus
2
| (终点站,终点) last stop of railroad; final point or end; boundary or border |
| (有激情的,热带的) passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid |
| (攻不破的) impossible to assail; without flaws or loopholes |
| (呵欠) open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation, usually involuntarily from drowsiness, fatigue, or boredom |
terse
3
| (篡取) seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority |
| (遗迹,痕迹,残留物) trace; remains; indication that something has been happened |
| (简洁,扼要的) effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth |
| (空虚的,空的) empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant |
torrid
4
| (失业的) jobless; idle; out of work |
| (有激情的,热带的) passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid |
| (颤声轻唱,鸟鸣) sing note or song with trills; modulate tone's frequency |
| (优势) place or situation affording some advantage, especially good view |
transcribe
5
| (复制) copy; write over again in same words |
| (吵闹,混乱) noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising |
| (呵欠) open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation, usually involuntarily from drowsiness, fatigue, or boredom |
| (糟糕的,笨拙的) difficult to use or handle because of size or weight or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture |
truculence
6
| (热心,热诚) intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object |
| (透明的,容易检测的,明晰的) easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely |
| (野蛮,粗鲁) aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior |
| (攻不破的) impossible to assail; without flaws or loopholes |
truculent
7
| (活力,生命力) energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop |
| (残暴的,凶狠的,野蛮的,言词刻毒的,粗野的) disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile |
| (优势) place or situation affording some advantage, especially good view |
| (母语,本国,本来的东西) everyday speech of people, as distinguished from literary language; natural style; standard native language of a country or locality |
turbid
8
| (地的,地球的) earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land |
| (浑浊的,搅动了沉淀物的) muddy; having sediment disturbed; heavy, dark, or dense, as smoke or fog |
| (辅导,当家庭教师) guide; give individual instruction |
| (简洁,扼要的) effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth |
tutor
9
| (谦逊的) modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant |
| (辅导,当家庭教师) guide; give individual instruction |
| (母语,本国,本来的东西) everyday speech of people, as distinguished from literary language; natural style; standard native language of a country or locality |
| (复制) copy; write over again in same words |
tyro
10
| (甜蜜的) overly sweet; cloyingly sentimental |
| (优势) place or situation affording some advantage, especially good view |
| (责备) severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply |
| (新手) beginner in learning something; novice |