3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (2) - Matching Quizzes
balloon 
1
 | (咆哮,吓唬) blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner |
| (热气球,轻气球,玩具气球) large non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air |
| (富足的,慷慨的) abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously |
| (掩饰,造成假象,矛盾) contradict; give a false impression |
bantering
2
| (可笑的,嘲弄的) good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone |
| (（大学的）会计员，出纳员，事务员) treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community |
| (粗鲁,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| (咆哮,吓唬) blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner |
beatitude
3
| (祝福) blessedness; state of extreme happiness |
| (理发师) haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards |
| (毯子,厚的遮盖物) heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing |
| (可笑的,嘲弄的) good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone |
bereft
4
| (争吵,喧嚷) noisy; act of quarreling or fighting; making the noise of rushing water |
| (失去的,缺少的) deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss |
| (享受（温暖）,愉快,舒适) luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth |
| (迷惑) confuse thoroughly; becloud and confuse, as with liquor; make stupid with alcohol |
besmirch
5
| (帐单,发票) invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu |
| (活泼的,轻快的) marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner |
| (富足的,慷慨的) abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously |
| (弄脏) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained |
bestial
6
| (咆哮,吓唬) blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner |
| (欢乐,高兴) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
| (残忍的) beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason |
| (享受（温暖）,愉快,舒适) luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth |
betroth
7
| (仅仅) just; only; hardly; scarcely |
| (祝福) blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes |
| (订婚) become engaged to marry; promise to marry |
| (争吵) fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party |
bicameral
8
| (两院立法制的) composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches |
| (使静止不动,使停泊) keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still |
| (祝福) blessedness; state of extreme happiness |
| (欢乐,高兴) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
blast
9
| (强壮的肌肉) solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs |
| (爆破) explode; burst; gale; very strong gust of wind or air |
| (迷惑) confuse thoroughly; becloud and confuse, as with liquor; make stupid with alcohol |
| (咆哮,吓唬) blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner |
bloom
10
| (冲击) main impact or shock; main burden |
| (怪物,怪兽) huge creature; something enormous in size or power |
| (花,开花) flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity |
| (可漂浮的,乐观的) able to float; cheerful and optimistic |