3500 ACT Vocabulary

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baroque  Speak Example sentences
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(掩饰,造成假象,矛盾) contradict; give a false impression
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(小平房) small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic
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(狒狒) large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
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(华丽的) complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
bate  Speak Example sentences
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(密友,伙伴) good friend; comrade; partner, especially one of a pair or team
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(限制,抑制) let down; restrain; lessen force or intensity of; moderate
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(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
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(发芽,成长) grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
befuddle  Speak Example sentences
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(迷惑) confuse thoroughly; becloud and confuse, as with liquor; make stupid with alcohol
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(嘴贫,过度的说,谩骂) discuss repeatedly; attack verbally; work hard upon
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(擦拭) make shiny by rubbing; polish
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(退缩,畏缩) draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear
belabor  Speak Example sentences
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(田园的) rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
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(秃头的,光秃的) hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
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(一群（小鸟）) large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail
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(嘴贫,过度的说,谩骂) discuss repeatedly; attack verbally; work hard upon
beneficial  Speak Example sentences
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(屏障,障碍物) hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
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(残忍的) beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
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(有用的) helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
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(滑稽的) clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
besmirch  Speak Example sentences
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(钝的,直率的,不客气的,使变钝) having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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(怪物,怪兽) huge creature; something enormous in size or power
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(喝醉的,耍酒疯) drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
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(弄脏) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
billowing  Speak Example sentences
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(波涛翻滚) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
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(刚硬的,短而硬的（毛发）,易怒的) having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable
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(预示,表示) signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
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(轰击（导弹）) attack with missiles; continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position
blanket  Speak Example sentences
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(盲目自大) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
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(毯子,厚的遮盖物) heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing
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(预示,表示) signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
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(华丽的) complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
bolster  Speak Example sentences
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(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
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(狒狒) large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
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(帐单,发票) invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu
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(刚硬的,短而硬的（毛发）,易怒的) having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable
boorish  Speak Example sentences
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(乐队指挥) leader of a dance band; musician who leads a band of musicians
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(喝醉的,耍酒疯) drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
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(粗鲁,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
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(轰击（导弹）) attack with missiles; continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position