3500 ACT Vocabulary

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fanaticism  Speak Example sentences
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(扭曲) twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work
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(未成熟的,幼芽的) containing seeds of later development; creative
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(机密灵巧,计策) handle or manage carefully or skillfully; handle with a deceptive
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(狂热的,盲目的) excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
ferment  Speak Example sentences
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(使混乱,使迷惑) confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated
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(激怒,挑起骚动,暴乱) agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
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(狂热的,盲信的) person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause; showing evidence of possession by a god or demon
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(比喻) not literal, but metaphorical; using figure of speech
fictional  Speak Example sentences
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(虚构的) imaginary; invented, as opposed to real
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(公平地,相当地) in fair manner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully; distinctly; frankly
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(蛮横倔强的) inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable
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(比喻) not literal, but metaphorical; using figure of speech
flippant  Speak Example sentences
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(丰饶) fertility; fruitfulness; productive or creative power
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(苦的,凄凉的) sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
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(轻率的,没礼貌的,嬉皮笑脸的) lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
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(使混乱,使迷惑) confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated
fluent  Speak Example sentences
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(粒化) form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
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(稀粥,极度紧张) liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
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(流利的,流畅的) easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
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(蹦蹦跳跳,) dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
fluster  Speak Example sentences
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(使混乱,使迷惑) confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated
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(促进,增进) get greater distance; make more in advance
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(阻碍,挫败) make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
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(嘲笑) mock; laugh at with contempt and derision
frost  Speak Example sentences
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(狂热的,盲信的) person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause; showing evidence of possession by a god or demon
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(霜,霜冻) ice crystal; weather cold enough to cause freezing; provide with a rough surface or appearance
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(动作,手势) deliberate, vigorous motion or gesture
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(缺点,弱点) moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
fruition  Speak Example sentences
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(星系,一群显赫的人,一系列重要的人或物) large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
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(扭曲) twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work
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(轻率的,没礼貌的,嬉皮笑脸的) lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
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(享用,成就,实现) bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization
frustrate  Speak Example sentences
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(阻碍,挫败) make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
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(词汇表) brief explanation of words, often placed at back of book
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(粒化) form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
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(华而不实的) very showy or ornamented, especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
gamely  Speak Example sentences
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(公平地,相当地) in fair manner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully; distinctly; frankly
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(词汇表) brief explanation of words, often placed at back of book
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(稀粥,极度紧张) liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
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(勇敢的,有精神的) bravely; in game manner; in willing and spirited fashion