3500 ACT Vocabulary

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necromancy  Speak Example sentences
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(鸟类学家) one who makes special study of birds
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(寡头政治) government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
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(杰出的,显著的) distinguished from others in excellence
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(巫术,妖术,招魂术) belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; practice of supposedly communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future
neonate  Speak Example sentences
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(必须的) morally or legally constraining; required; binding
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(欺骗,瞒骗) outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit
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(未满月的婴儿) newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old
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(眼镜商) maker and seller of eyeglasses
nihilist  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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(虚无主义者) one who believes traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic
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(不用语言的) involving little use of language; lacking verbal skill
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(更重要,超过) go beyond; surpass; exceed
noncommittal  Speak Example sentences
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(鸟类学家) one who makes special study of birds
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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
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(巫术,妖术,招魂术) belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; practice of supposedly communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future
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(不明朗的,不表态的,中庸的,未决的) very reluctant to give out information
nostrum  Speak Example sentences
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(秘方,秘药,万应灵药) patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine
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(可忽略不计的) so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
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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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(显著的,值得注意的) worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
notable  Speak Example sentences
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(指定,规定,任命,命令) decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
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(剥夺,驱逐) expel; eject from a position or place; force out
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(必须的) morally or legally constraining; required; binding
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(显著的,值得注意的) worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
oligarchy  Speak Example sentences
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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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(寡头政治) government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
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(更重要,超过) go beyond; surpass; exceed
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(过于自信) excessive confidence; total certainty
omnivorous  Speak Example sentences
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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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(过于自信) excessive confidence; total certainty
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(彻底摧毁) destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
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(不明朗的,不表态的,中庸的,未决的) very reluctant to give out information
onerous  Speak Example sentences
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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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(更重要,超过) go beyond; surpass; exceed
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(放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
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(繁重的) burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing
optician  Speak Example sentences
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(暧昧的,混浊不清的) lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy
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(剥夺,驱逐) expel; eject from a position or place; force out
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(过于自信) excessive confidence; total certainty
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(眼镜商) maker and seller of eyeglasses