3500 ACT Vocabulary

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fallow  Speak Example sentences
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(休耕地,潜伏的,不活跃的) plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
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(发烧的,热病的) feverish; intense emotion or activity
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(不合时宜的玩笑,幽默) joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
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(搜寻(食物)) hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
fantastic  Speak Example sentences
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(词汇表) brief explanation of words, often placed at back of book
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(大吃一惊,目瞪口呆) astonished; appalled, amazed, or stunned
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(健康) health; vigor; state or condition of being fit; suitability or appropriateness
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(奇异的) excellent; extraordinary; strange in form, conception, or appearance
fatuous  Speak Example sentences
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(愚蠢的,不可理喻的,不理智的) foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
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(扭曲) twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work
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(语言夸张的,词藻浮华的) speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy
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(充足的,容易完成的,肤浅的) done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
fervor  Speak Example sentences
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((宝石的)琢面,方面) small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
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(瞪着,愤怒的看着) look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare
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(满的) furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
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(热情,激情) intensity of feeling; warmth of feeling; intense, heated emotion
fidelity  Speak Example sentences
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(搜寻(食物)) hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
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(复制品) exact copy or reproduction, as of a document; fax
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(忠诚) faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
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(社交的,群居) sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others
figurative  Speak Example sentences
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(步态,步法,速度) manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
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(小雕像) small ornamental statuette; small molded or sculptured figure
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(制造,编造(谎言)) build; put together out of components or parts
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(比喻) not literal, but metaphorical; using figure of speech
filibuster  Speak Example sentences
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(预兆,凶兆,) foretell; tell in advance; indicate likelihood of; portend
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(忠诚) faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
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(不合时宜的玩笑,幽默) joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
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((发表长篇演讲来)阻挠法案通过) block legislation by making long speeches
fluent  Speak Example sentences
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(忠诚) faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
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(正面的,表面的,肤浅的) front of building; superficial or false appearance
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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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(光滑有光泽的) smooth and shining; reflecting luster from smooth or polished surface; plausible
forebode  Speak Example sentences
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(瞪着,愤怒的看着) look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare
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(预兆,凶兆,) foretell; tell in advance; indicate likelihood of; portend
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(粗饲料,饲养) coarse food for cattle or horses
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(词汇表) brief explanation of words, often placed at back of book
frightening  Speak Example sentences
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(扭曲) twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work
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(令人恐惧的,引起突然惊恐的) inspiring with fear; causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary
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((作单数用)制图法,制图学) art of drawing, particularly of precise mechanical drawing, as of architectural and engineering plans
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(小雕像) small ornamental statuette; small molded or sculptured figure