3500 ACT Vocabulary

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calorific  Speak Example sentences
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(产热的) capable of producing heat; causing heat; heating
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(吵闹声,噪音) noise; loud outcry; expression of discontent or protest
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(赞美的) expressing of praise, admiration, or congratulation; given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy
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(引起争论的,好争吵的) quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
canny  Speak Example sentences
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(谨慎的,节约的) having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle; knowing; cautious; cunning; shrewd
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(离心,放射) radiating; departing from the center
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(灾难,不幸) event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
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(门诊所) healthcare facility for outpatient care
canter  Speak Example sentences
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(相似的) similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
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(空的) hollow; curved like inner surface of sphere
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(慢跑) slow gallop; moderate running pace of horse
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(简要) brief and compact; expressing much in few words
cautiously  Speak Example sentences
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(典礼,仪式,礼节) formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
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(确实) state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence
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(年幼,稚嫩,无经验) youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
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(小心地,谨慎地) gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner
celestial  Speak Example sentences
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(天体的,天堂的) relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
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(爬) climb with difficulty, especially on all fours; climb by crawling
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(慢跑) slow gallop; moderate running pace of horse
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(纪念) serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
ceremonial  Speak Example sentences
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(有竞争性的,不相上下的) engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
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(赞美的) expressing of praise, admiration, or congratulation; given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy
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(牢牢抓住) close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch
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(正式的,仪式的) formal or ritual; ceremonious
certitude  Speak Example sentences
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(迂回累赘的话,遁词) indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
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(不公正的不合理的批评) fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
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(确实) state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence
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(互补的,互相补足的,互余角的) serving to fill out or to complete; supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual lacks
clench  Speak Example sentences
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(相似的) similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
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(编纂) arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
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(牢牢抓住) close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch
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(产热的) capable of producing heat; causing heat; heating
codicil  Speak Example sentences
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(不公正的不合理的批评) fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
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(离心,放射) radiating; departing from the center
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(纪念) serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
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(遗嘱的附录) supplement or appendix, especially to a will
commemorate  Speak Example sentences
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(有说服力的) reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
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(征用,招募) force into military service; take for public use; seize for military use; take arbitrarily or by force
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((墙壁,岩石等的)裂缝) gap; a long narrow opening
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(纪念) serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony