3500 ACT Vocabulary

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cacophonous  Speak Example sentences
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(聚集,积累,汇集) put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
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(食肉的) eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
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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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(不和谐) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
cavil  Speak Example sentences
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(强使,强逼) restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
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(挑剔) criticise for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
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(导泻,通便,疏泄) purging or cleansing of any passage of body
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(电路) electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
centurion  Speak Example sentences
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(百夫长) officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
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(镇定,沉着) mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
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(强迫,引起) force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
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(谨慎的,节约的) having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle; knowing; cautious; cunning; shrewd
chalice  Speak Example sentences
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(圣餐杯) goblet; bowl-shaped drinking vessel; large drinking cup, often having stem and base
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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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(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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(产热的) capable of producing heat; causing heat; heating
chastise  Speak Example sentences
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(内聚力,黏度) tendency to keep together
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(镇定,沉着) mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
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(惩罚) punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
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(谜的) cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
circumscribe  Speak Example sentences
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(严厉批评,惩罚) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
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(限制) limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
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(谜的) cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
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(产热的) capable of producing heat; causing heat; heating
climactic  Speak Example sentences
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(顶点的,高潮的) relating to the highest point; ascending or leading to climax
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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
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(腐蚀) destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
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(内聚力,黏度) tendency to keep together
coagulate  Speak Example sentences
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(凝结) cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
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(围绕,卷绕,费解) coiled around; highly involved; intricate
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(注释,评论) express an opinion; remark
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(建造,创立) form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
commemorate  Speak Example sentences
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(城堡,高级旅馆) impressive country house or castle in France; large country house
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(内聚力,黏度) tendency to keep together
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(导泻,通便,疏泄) purging or cleansing of any passage of body
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(纪念) serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
compel  Speak Example sentences
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(强迫,引起) force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
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(漂亮的书法) beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
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(城堡,高级旅馆) impressive country house or castle in France; large country house
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(严厉批评,惩罚) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication