3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (2) - Matching Quizzes
balloon 
1
 | (阻止,阻碍) hinder; obstruct; indicate broadly without great detail; sketch |
| (钻孔,令人厌烦) drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill |
| (攻击,使烦恼) besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops |
| (热气球,轻气球,玩具气球) large non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air |
barterer
2
| (订婚) become engaged to marry; promise to marry |
| (介绍,提出,引见) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce |
| (交易商) trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money |
| (金条,银条) gold and silver in the form of bars |
bedizen
3
| (俗丽,俗气) ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery |
| (胡须,(麦)芒) hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals |
| (抑郁,沮丧,布鲁斯音乐) gloom; depressed spirits |
| (删除) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly |
bequeath
4
| (遗赠,遗留) leave to someone by a will; hand down |
| (牛的,迟钝的,耐心的) dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull |
| (好斗的,好斗嘴的) inclined or eager to fight; aggressive |
| (小平房) small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic |
besmirch
5
| (骗) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from |
| (吓唬) bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats |
| (简短,短暂) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression |
| (弄脏) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained |
betroth
6
| (订婚) become engaged to marry; promise to marry |
| (吹嘘的,自负的) exhibiting self-importance |
| (钻孔,令人厌烦) drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill |
| (搞砸) mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner |
bill
7
| (金条,银条) gold and silver in the form of bars |
| (大手帕) large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief |
| (易碎的) easily broken; having little elasticity |
| (帐单,发票) invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu |
bitter
8
| (抑郁,沮丧,布鲁斯音乐) gloom; depressed spirits |
| (两年一度) every two years; lasting or living for two years |
| (骗) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from |
| (苦(味)的) harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious |
blues
9
| (抑郁,沮丧,布鲁斯音乐) gloom; depressed spirits |
| (遮盖,不让看清楚) make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds |
| (花,开花) flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity |
| (大手帕) large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief |
boastful
10
| (金条,银条) gold and silver in the form of bars |
| (吹嘘的,自负的) exhibiting self-importance |
| (遮盖,不让看清楚) make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds |
| (波涛翻滚) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms |