3500 ACT Vocabulary

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nadir  Speak Example sentences
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(不用语言的) involving little use of language; lacking verbal skill
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(谷底,最低点,天底) lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically
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(迷惑,困惑,增加不必要的复杂性) confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex
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(彻底摧毁) destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
narcotic  Speak Example sentences
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(居住) inhabit; live in a certain place; be present in; be inside of
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(省略,省去,忽略) leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
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(谷底,最低点,天底) lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically
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(麻醉的,催眠的) addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
neglect  Speak Example sentences
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(疏忽,忘记) disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
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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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(新生词) new or newly invented word or phrase
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(省略,省去,忽略) leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
neologism  Speak Example sentences
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(新生词) new or newly invented word or phrase
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(插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
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(机会,时机) favorable or advantageous circumstance; chance for progress or advancement
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(新入教者,新信徒) recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated
obfuscate  Speak Example sentences
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(彻底摧毁) destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
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(鸟类学家) one who makes special study of birds
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(迷惑,困惑,增加不必要的复杂性) confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex
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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
obligation  Speak Example sentences
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(麻醉的,催眠的) addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
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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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(过时的) no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
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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
obligatory  Speak Example sentences
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(讨厌,憎恶) strong dislike, contempt, or aversion; hatefulness; disrepute
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(无所不知的) having total knowledge; knowing everything
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(必须的) morally or legally constraining; required; binding
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(妇产科医师) physician specializing in delivery of babies
obsequious  Speak Example sentences
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(居住) inhabit; live in a certain place; be present in; be inside of
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(命名法,术语学) terminology; system of names used in an art or science
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(谄媚的,拍马屁的,奴性的) slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
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(欺骗,瞒骗) outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit
odorless  Speak Example sentences
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(无嗅的,没有气味的) having no odor; devoid of odor or fragrance
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(鸟类学家) one who makes special study of birds
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(谷底,最低点,天底) lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically
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(不用语言的) involving little use of language; lacking verbal skill
omit  Speak Example sentences
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(省略,省去,忽略) leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
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(游牧的) leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled
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(麻醉的,催眠的) addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
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(谄媚的,拍马屁的,奴性的) slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery