3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (3) - Matching Quizzes
carapace 
1
 | (自制,节制,克制力) self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity |
| (报应) rebuke; punishment or retribution that one deserves; outcome which is justly deserved |
| (批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
| ((蟹或龟的)甲壳) hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles |
cartographer
2
| (制图者,制地图的人) one who makes maps or charts |
| (抓住,攫取) grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize |
| (纪念) serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony |
| (惩罚) punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke |
celestial
3
| (天真无邪) angelic; innocent-looking; like a baby; infantile |
| (抓住,攫取) grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize |
| (天体的,天堂的) relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel |
| (卖弄风情的女子,蜂鸟) flirt; seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men |
censorious
4
| (抓住,攫取) grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize |
| (确实) state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence |
| (报应) rebuke; punishment or retribution that one deserves; outcome which is justly deserved |
| (批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
cherubic
5
| (成分) element; ingredient; abstract part of something |
| (约束,限制,拘束) something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds |
| (纪念) serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony |
| (天真无邪) angelic; innocent-looking; like a baby; infantile |
circuitous
6
| (粗鲁的) difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable |
| (向心) tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis |
| (腐蚀性的) eating away by chemicals or disease |
| (迂回的) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct |
clique
7
| (抱怨,怨言) expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism |
| (小圈子,同行) small exclusive group of friends or associates |
| ((墙壁,岩石等的)裂缝) gap; a long narrow opening |
| (征用,招募) force into military service; take for public use; seize for military use; take arbitrarily or by force |
cogitate
8
| ((墙壁,岩石等的)裂缝) gap; a long narrow opening |
| (惩罚) punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke |
| (考虑) think earnestly or studiously; meditate; ponder; think deeply |
| (忍受,接受) give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve |
commemorate
9
| (纪念) serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony |
| (思考) act of cerebrating; thinking, mental activity |
| (约束,限制,拘束) something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds |
| (谨慎,吝啬) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving |
compatible
10
| (抓住,攫取) grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize |
| (导泻,通便,疏泄) purging or cleansing of any passage of body |
| (和谐的) harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes |
| (开玩笑) joking; use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule |