3500 ACT Vocabulary

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cadaverous  Speak Example sentences
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(向心) tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis
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(同行,圈内人) group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose
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(考虑) think earnestly or studiously; meditate; ponder; think deeply
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(尸体似的,苍白的) like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
cantankerous  Speak Example sentences
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(脾气坏,易发怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
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(大声喧哗,持续的铿锵声) loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
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(地域,气候) region; climate; particular region as defined by its weather or climate
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(惩罚) punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
canto  Speak Example sentences
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(相互的关系) mutual relationship; interdependence or interconnection relationship
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(严厉批评,惩罚) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
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(轻蔑的,傲慢的) scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
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((长诗的)分篇) part or division of poem of some length
canvass  Speak Example sentences
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(警戒线) line around an area to enclose or guard it
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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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(大声喧哗,持续的铿锵声) loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
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(调查,投票) determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize
centigrade  Speak Example sentences
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(华氏) measure of temperature, used widely in Europe
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(海图,图表) graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
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(表现的特色,刻画的性格) distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
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(传达,沟通,通信) send information about; make known; impart; reveal clearly
characterize  Speak Example sentences
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(建造,创立) form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
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(表现的特色,刻画的性格) distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
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(严厉批评,惩罚) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
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(向心) tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis
cistern  Speak Example sentences
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(警戒线) line around an area to enclose or guard it
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(水塔,水库) reservoir or water tank; vessel to hold water for household uses
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(狂热) fine crack in a surface or glaze; short-lived popular fashion; inordinate desire or longing; passion
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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
collusion  Speak Example sentences
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(宪法,构造,体质,体格) law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something
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(勾结) secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
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(有血缘的,同宗的) of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
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(裂缝,裂口) crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
conclude  Speak Example sentences
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(强使,强逼) restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
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(海图,图表) graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
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(推断,作出结论) enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
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(磨练) rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
consanguineous  Speak Example sentences
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(华氏) measure of temperature, used widely in Europe
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(有血缘的,同宗的) of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
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(耕种,培养) improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
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(遗嘱的附录) supplement or appendix, especially to a will