3500 ACT Vocabulary

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calamity  Speak Example sentences
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(隐藏,隐瞒) keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
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(灾难,不幸) event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
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(狭促的,难辨的,难懂的) jammed; stuffed; uncomfortably small or restricted
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(混乱) disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
capricious  Speak Example sentences
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(同源的) related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
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(累积) increasing by successive addition
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(反复无常的) fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
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(开玩笑) joking; use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule
careful  Speak Example sentences
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(遗嘱的附录) supplement or appendix, especially to a will
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(小心的,仔细地) full of care; anxious; solicitous; taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious
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(平民的,市民的,民事的,非军事的,国内的,文明的) having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
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(相互的关系) mutual relationship; interdependence or interconnection relationship
cavil  Speak Example sentences
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(挑剔) criticise for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
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(停止) bringing or coming to end; ceasing
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(慢性的) lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
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(因果关系的) implying cause-and-effect relationship
cessation  Speak Example sentences
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(停止) bringing or coming to end; ceasing
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(平民的,市民的,民事的,非军事的,国内的,文明的) having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
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(同源的) related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
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(黏合性,连贯性,一致性) logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together
chaffing  Speak Example sentences
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(开玩笑) joking; use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule
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(得意的笑) chuckle with delight; joyful laugh or chuckle; laugh quietly or with restraint
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(同源的) related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
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(累积) increasing by successive addition
chronic  Speak Example sentences
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(慢性的) lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
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(帆布,画布) heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
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(隐藏,隐瞒) keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
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(疯狂的,狂热的) affected with madness; insane; deranged
clump  Speak Example sentences
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(认知的) knowing or perceiving; part of mental functions that deals with logic
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(混乱) disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
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(摩擦,擦热) wear away or irritate by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; annoy; vex
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(草丛,树丛,灌木丛,一块,一团) cluster or close group of bushes, trees; mass; sound of heavy treading
collate  Speak Example sentences
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(停止) bringing or coming to end; ceasing
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(校对,整理) examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
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(混乱) disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
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(挑选,拣出,采集(鲜花等)) pick out from others; weed out; remove rejected members or parts from
commensurate  Speak Example sentences
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(定罪,深信) judgment that someone is guilty of crime; strongly held belief
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(灾难,不幸) event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
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(校对,整理) examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
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(相当的,相称的) of the same size, extent, or duration as another