3500 ACT Vocabulary

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harrowing  Speak Example sentences
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(拥挤) a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
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(发生,发生率) rate of occurrence; particular occurrence
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(痛苦,悲怆) agonizing; distressing extremely painful
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(照射) expose to radiation; cast rays of light upon
hospitable  Speak Example sentences
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(白炽) strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as result of being heated
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(倒转,翻转) turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
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(好客的) disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
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(尖锐,深刻,激烈) penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression
impartially  Speak Example sentences
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(谩骂,非难,恶言相加) abusive language used to express blame or ill will
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(大量的,巨大的) massive; bulky; great in size
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(公平地,无私地) fairly; in an impartial manner
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(易怒的,急躁的) easily annoyed; abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
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(执迷不悟的) impervious to moral persuasion; of hard heart
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(氦) kind of gas they were using to fill the balloon
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(易冲动的,感情用事的) having power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent
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(随意地,不加区别地) in unnoticing; randomly; in a random manner
inalienable  Speak Example sentences
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(不容置疑的,无疑的) unable to be doubted; unquestionable
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(压不住的,抑制不住的) unable to be restrained; difficult or impossible to control or restrain
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(无可取代的,不能给与的) not to be taken away; nontransferable
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(索然无味的,单调的) lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
incandescent  Speak Example sentences
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(照射) expose to radiation; cast rays of light upon
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(胡搅蛮缠的,苛刻的) urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
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(随意地,不加区别地) in unnoticing; randomly; in a random manner
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(白炽) strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as result of being heated
incapacitate  Speak Example sentences
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(医院,医务室) health facility where patients receive treatment
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(使其无能力) disable or disqualify; deprive of capacity or natural power
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(未成型的,早期的,刚开始的,发展中的) recently begun; imperfectly formed or developed; elementary
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(牢固的,深入扎根的,深入人心的) deeply established; firmly rooted
incipient  Speak Example sentences
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(怀疑的) difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
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(白炽) strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as result of being heated
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(痛苦,悲怆) agonizing; distressing extremely painful
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(开始,早期的) beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
increment  Speak Example sentences
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(增加) process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
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(易冲动的,感情用事的) having power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent
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(醉的) under the influence of alcohol; intoxicated; drunk
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(侮辱) offensive or insulting treatment
inexorable  Speak Example sentences
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(知识分子,知识界) intelligent and educated elite, especially in nineteenth-century Poland, in Russia and later the Soviet Union
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(无情的,残酷的) not capable of being swayed; unyielding; implacable
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(使其无能力) disable or disqualify; deprive of capacity or natural power
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(不可渗透的,不可理解的,谜) impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious