3500 ACT Vocabulary

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abstruse  Speak Example sentences
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(难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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(不正常的,变态的) deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
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(胶,粘贴物) glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
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(强调,重音) emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
accentuate  Speak Example sentences
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(强调,重音) emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
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(核算,稽核) examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
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(适合的,适应的) having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
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(恼人的,讨厌的) irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
acrimonious  Speak Example sentences
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(加速的) increasing in speed
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(核算,稽核) examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
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(矛盾的观点或情绪) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
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(挖苦的,尖酸的(语言,行为)) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
affix  Speak Example sentences
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(增加,附于) fasten; append; add on; secure to something
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(副业,业余爱好) activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
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(隐匿,逃避,躲债) leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
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(熟练,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions
aggregate  Speak Example sentences
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(收集,聚集) gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
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(吓坏了的) struck by shock, terror, or amazement
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(可移动的,不固定) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
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(高点,顶点,高潮) highest point; vertex; summit; climax
aghast  Speak Example sentences
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(加速的) increasing in speed
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(贪婪,贪财) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
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(复古的,从前的) displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
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(吓坏了的) struck by shock, terror, or amazement
amenable  Speak Example sentences
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(干枯的河床) deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
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(有服从义务的,随时服从的) responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
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(代理人,辩护律师) lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
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(技巧,欺骗) subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
amplify  Speak Example sentences
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(歪斜) turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
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(害怕) fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
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(放大) broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
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(技巧,欺骗) subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
antipathy  Speak Example sentences
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(乐于助人的) helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
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(反对,厌恶) strong feeling of aversion; dislike
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(结合,整合) combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
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(干枯的河床) deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
article  Speak Example sentences
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(难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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(论文,文章) essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
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(增加,附于) fasten; append; add on; secure to something
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(贪婪,贪财) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain