3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (3) - Matching Quizzes
canny 
1
 | (自满,装模作样) feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble |
| (怜悯,同情) feel or express pity or sympathy for |
| (谨慎的,节约的) having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle; knowing; cautious; cunning; shrewd |
| (限制) limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle |
carnival
2
| (狂欢节) festivity; traveling amusement show usually including rides, games, and sideshows |
| (自满,装模作样) feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble |
| (耕种,培养) improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of |
| (迂回累赘的话,遁词) indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing |
causal
3
| (因果关系的) implying cause-and-effect relationship |
| (惩罚) punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke |
| (全体工作人员,同事们) group of people working together, as in spacecraft, ship, plane or train |
| (圣餐杯) goblet; bowl-shaped drinking vessel; large drinking cup, often having stem and base |
centennial
4
| (一百年的,百岁的) of hundredth anniversary; lasting or aged a hundred years |
| (怜悯,同情) feel or express pity or sympathy for |
| ((墙壁,岩石等的)裂缝) gap; a long narrow opening |
| (不公正的不合理的批评) fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure |
centripetal
5
| (会话,非正式会谈) general course of conduct; intimate fellowship or association; close acquaintance; informal dialogue |
| (向心) tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis |
| (电路) electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow |
| (怀抱(希望)) harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear |
cerebration
6
| (迎合) supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion |
| (狂欢节) festivity; traveling amusement show usually including rides, games, and sideshows |
| (思考) act of cerebrating; thinking, mental activity |
| (同源的) related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function |
circumscribe
7
| (限制) limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle |
| (自制,节制,克制力) self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity |
| ((墙壁,岩石等的)裂缝) gap; a long narrow opening |
| (口语的) of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty |
colloquial
8
| (全体工作人员,同事们) group of people working together, as in spacecraft, ship, plane or train |
| (怜悯,同情) feel or express pity or sympathy for |
| (传达,沟通,通信) send information about; make known; impart; reveal clearly |
| (口语的) of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty |
complacency
9
| (自满,装模作样) feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble |
| ((墙壁,岩石等的)裂缝) gap; a long narrow opening |
| (批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
| (伪造,仿造) make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge |
concentric
10
| (连结,结合,一致性,连贯性) harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts |
| (批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
| (同心) having a common center, circles of different size, one within another |
| ((墙壁,岩石等的)裂缝) gap; a long narrow opening |