3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (3) - Matching Quizzes
capable 
1
 | (易发怒的,脾气坏) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger |
| (简要) brief and compact; expressing much in few words |
| (按照惯例地,照常套地) in a conventional manner; ordinarily, by convention |
| (有能力的) having the ability required for a specific task |
capricious
2
| (反复无常的) fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly |
| (补偿) serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying |
| (信心) feeling secure or certain about something |
| (接触着的,接近的,邻近的,接壤的) sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring |
carnival
3
| (传染性的,有感染力的) infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases |
| (会话,非正式会谈) general course of conduct; intimate fellowship or association; close acquaintance; informal dialogue |
| (狂欢节) festivity; traveling amusement show usually including rides, games, and sideshows |
| (大合唱) story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus |
catharsis
4
| (导泻,通便,疏泄) purging or cleansing of any passage of body |
| (接触着的,接近的,邻近的,接壤的) sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring |
| (信心) feeling secure or certain about something |
| (有说服力的) reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive |
ceremonious
5
| (具有常识的) exhibiting native good judgment |
| (接触着的,接近的,邻近的,接壤的) sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring |
| (隆重的) marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual |
| (遵守,顺从,服从,遵奉) similarity in form or character; agreement |
chalice
6
| (强使,强逼) restrain; keep within close bounds; confine |
| (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 |
| (遵守,顺从,服从,遵奉) similarity in form or character; agreement |
| (圣餐杯) goblet; bowl-shaped drinking vessel; large drinking cup, often having stem and base |
chaotic
7
| (大合唱) story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus |
| (考虑) think earnestly or studiously; meditate; ponder; think deeply |
| (狂欢节) festivity; traveling amusement show usually including rides, games, and sideshows |
| (混乱的,无秩序的) in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization |
choleric
8
| (速度) swiftness of action or motion; speed |
| (欢乐,高兴) festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company |
| (反复无常的) fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly |
| (易发怒的,脾气坏) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger |
commonsense
9
| (平仄,重音) rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat |
| (流动的,连接的) flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running |
| (具有常识的) exhibiting native good judgment |
| (粘住的) stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation |
contagious
10
| (卖弄风情的女子,蜂鸟) flirt; seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men |
| (大合唱) story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus |
| (贪婪) greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth |
| (传染性的,有感染力的) infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases |