3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (2) - Matching Quizzes
balk 
1
 | (订婚) become engaged to marry; promise to marry |
| (烤,烧,炎热灼人,酷暑蒸人) cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated |
| (弯脚的) have legs that curve outward at the knees |
| (反对,阻止) stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly |
bard
2
| (失去的,缺少的) deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss |
| (（吟游）诗人) poet, especially lyric poet |
| (订婚) become engaged to marry; promise to marry |
| (仅仅) just; only; hardly; scarcely |
bastion
3
| (祝福) blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes |
| (不合习俗,放荡不羁) unconventional in an artistic way |
| (堡垒,工事) fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position |
| (遗产,遗赠) inheritance; legacy; act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another |
bawdy
4
| (猥亵的,下流的,卖淫的) indecent; obscene; humorously coarse |
| (钻孔,令人厌烦) drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill |
| (发芽,成长) grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly |
| (祝福) blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes |
befuddle
5
| (猥亵的,下流的,卖淫的) indecent; obscene; humorously coarse |
| (开玩笑,揶揄,取消) teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation |
| (海盗) pirate; robber upon the sea |
| (迷惑) confuse thoroughly; becloud and confuse, as with liquor; make stupid with alcohol |
beguile
6
| (残忍的) beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason |
| (欺骗,诱骗,消磨时间,消遣,迷住) mislead; delude; deceive by guile |
| (弓,弓形) inclination of head, or bending of body for reverence, respect, civility, or submission; bending or rounded part of ship forward |
| (遮盖,不让看清楚) make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds |
beneficial
7
| (堡垒,工事) fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position |
| (有用的) helpful; tending to promote physical well-being |
| (残忍的) beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason |
| (好斗的,好斗嘴的) inclined or eager to fight; aggressive |
bequest
8
| (争吵) engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel |
| (欺骗,诱骗,消磨时间,消遣,迷住) mislead; delude; deceive by guile |
| (遗产,遗赠) inheritance; legacy; act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another |
| (欢乐,高兴) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
biennial
9
| (（吟游）诗人) poet, especially lyric poet |
| (粗鲁,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| (订婚) become engaged to marry; promise to marry |
| (两年一度) every two years; lasting or living for two years |
blighted
10
| (迷惑) confuse thoroughly; becloud and confuse, as with liquor; make stupid with alcohol |
| (弯脚的) have legs that curve outward at the knees |
| (被毁坏的,受病害的) suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled |
| (欢乐,高兴) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |