3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (3) - Matching Quizzes
cabal 
1
 | (理解,包含) grasp; ability to understand |
| (黏合性,连贯性,一致性) logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together |
| (内阁) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| (抓住,攫取) grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize |
cajole
2
| (哄骗,勾引) influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering |
| (内阁) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| (注释,评论) express an opinion; remark |
| (平仄,重音) rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat |
calm
3
| ((天气,海洋等)静的,平静的) freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity |
| (腐蚀性的) eating away by chemicals or disease |
| (自满,装模作样) feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble |
| (不公正的不合理的批评) fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure |
canvas
4
| (说服力) power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility |
| (纪念) serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony |
| (帆布,画布) heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative |
| ((天气,海洋等)静的,平静的) freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity |
censorious
5
| (歪曲,漫画,讽刺画) representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect |
| (推断,作出结论) enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end |
| (大合唱) story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus |
| (批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
circumscribe
6
| (限制) limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle |
| (勾结) secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy |
| (抓住,攫取) grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize |
| (哄骗,勾引) influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering |
clutch
7
| (同源的) related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function |
| (抓住,攫取) grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize |
| (易燃的,可燃的,易燃物) capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited |
| (简要) brief and compact; expressing much in few words |
coherence
8
| (大合唱) story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus |
| (内阁) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| (帆布,画布) heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative |
| (黏合性,连贯性,一致性) logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together |
combustible
9
| (说服力) power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility |
| (易燃的,可燃的,易燃物) capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited |
| (黏合性,连贯性,一致性) logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together |
| (城堡,高级旅馆) impressive country house or castle in France; large country house |
comment
10
| (谨慎的,节约的) having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle; knowing; cautious; cunning; shrewd |
| (离心,放射) radiating; departing from the center |
| (耕种,培养) improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of |
| (注释,评论) express an opinion; remark |