3500 ACT Vocabulary

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nascent  Speak Example sentences
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(卖弄的,企图惹人注意的,哗众取宠的) showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
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(最外面的,离中心最远的) far most; utmost; outmost; most distant from the center or inside
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(初生的) incipient; coming into existence; emerging
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(嘈杂的) full of loud and nonmusical sounds; clamorous
nonentity  Speak Example sentences
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(拒绝,否定,取消) cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
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(眼镜商) maker and seller of eyeglasses
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(不存在) person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in imagination
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(初生的) incipient; coming into existence; emerging
nonverbal  Speak Example sentences
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(卖弄的,企图惹人注意的,哗众取宠的) showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
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(有气味的) having distinctive odor; emitting an odor; sweet of scent; fragrant
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(不用语言的) involving little use of language; lacking verbal skill
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(讨厌,憎恶) strong dislike, contempt, or aversion; hatefulness; disrepute
notorious  Speak Example sentences
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(有害的,有毒的,恶臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous
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(不存在) person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in imagination
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(臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
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(鸦片剂,安眠的,止痛的) medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction
nucleus  Speak Example sentences
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(不用语言的) involving little use of language; lacking verbal skill
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(抛媚眼,送秋波) look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice
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(神一样的,谜一样的,超自然的,无法理解的) prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous
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(核子,核心) central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
obligation  Speak Example sentences
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(声乐,清唱剧) musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text
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(喧闹的,喧嚣的,任性的) noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry
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(义务,职责) act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt
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(奢华,巨富,富裕,富足) extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
obstinate  Speak Example sentences
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(心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的) having or showing excessive or compulsive concern; influenced or controlled by a powerful force
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(新入教者,新信徒) recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated
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(坚定的,倔强的) stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
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(硬化,骨化,化石化) change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue
omnivorous  Speak Example sentences
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(商议,谈判) discussion intended to produce an agreement
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(全部的,全面的) general; comprehensive; from one end to the other; including everything
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(无所不吃的,杂食的) eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything; having interest in a variety of subjects
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(最外面的,离中心最远的) far most; utmost; outmost; most distant from the center or inside
opportunity  Speak Example sentences
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(机会,时机) favorable or advantageous circumstance; chance for progress or advancement
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(有气味的) having distinctive odor; emitting an odor; sweet of scent; fragrant
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(暧昧的,混浊不清的) lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy
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(消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of
oracular  Speak Example sentences
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(奢华,巨富,富裕,富足) extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
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(神一样的,谜一样的,超自然的,无法理解的) prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous
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(华丽的,过分装饰的) excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
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(暧昧的,混浊不清的) lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy