3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (3) - Matching Quizzes
canny 
1
 | (合流,汇流) act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet |
| (牢牢抓住) close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch |
| (谨慎的,节约的) having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle; knowing; cautious; cunning; shrewd |
| (说服力) power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility |
cantata
2
| (小心地,谨慎地) gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner |
| (牢牢抓住) close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch |
| (慎重,周到) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious |
| (大合唱) story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus |
canter
3
| (约束,限制,拘束) something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds |
| (说服力) power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility |
| (慢跑) slow gallop; moderate running pace of horse |
| (反复无常的) fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly |
careen
4
| (商品,日用品) goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit. |
| (倾斜) lean to one side, as a ship under press of sail; sway from side to side |
| (顶点的,高潮的) relating to the highest point; ascending or leading to climax |
| (填,补漏) make watertight by filling in cracks |
cataract
5
| (批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
| (不正直的,不诚实的,欺诈的) having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved |
| (谨慎的,节约的) having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle; knowing; cautious; cunning; shrewd |
| (大瀑布,白内障) large or high waterfall; eye abnormality |
cautiously
6
| (证明有罪,宣告有罪) find or declare guilty |
| (小心地,谨慎地) gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner |
| (海图,图表) graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators |
| (密码,数字) secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number |
cavil
7
| (慢跑) slow gallop; moderate running pace of horse |
| (挑剔) criticise for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections |
| (未婚的,独身的) unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse |
| (狂欢节) festivity; traveling amusement show usually including rides, games, and sideshows |
celibate
8
| (搞乱,使糊涂) cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; mix up |
| (证明有罪,宣告有罪) find or declare guilty |
| (牛仔) one who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback; one who is reckless or irresponsible |
| (未婚的,独身的) unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse |
chimerical
9
| (智取,包围) surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit |
| (批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
| (填,补漏) make watertight by filling in cracks |
| (不现实,空想) fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative |
circumspect
10
| (牛仔) one who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback; one who is reckless or irresponsible |
| (无条件,直截了当) absolute; having no exception; of using category or categories |
| (迂回累赘的话,遁词) indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing |
| (慎重,周到) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious |