3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (9) - Matching Quizzes
nascent 
1
 | (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 |
| (初生的) incipient; coming into existence; emerging |
| (谄媚的,拍马屁的,奴性的) slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
| (营养的,滋养的) healthy; nourishing; providing nutrition |
neglect
2
| (振荡) swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum like; waver |
| (营养的,滋养的) healthy; nourishing; providing nutrition |
| (疏忽,忘记) disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to |
| (乳白的) varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; lustrous |
nettle
3
| (暗的,不透明的) impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster |
| (疏忽,忘记) disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to |
| (坚定的,倔强的) stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat |
| (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
noisome
4
| (迷惑,困惑,增加不必要的复杂性) confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
| (奇异的,偏僻的,前卫的) unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas |
| (营养的,滋养的) healthy; nourishing; providing nutrition |
| (有害的,有毒的,恶臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
nostalgia
5
| (不存在) person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in imagination |
| (麻醉的,催眠的) addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (振荡) swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum like; waver |
nostrum
6
| (喧闹的,喧嚣的,任性的) noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry |
| (鸟类学) branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds |
| (秘方,秘药,万应灵药) patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine |
| (有气味的) having distinctive odor; emitting an odor; sweet of scent; fragrant |
notably
7
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (奇异的,偏僻的,前卫的) unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas |
| (命名法,术语学) terminology; system of names used in an art or science |
| (显著地,特别地) especially; in a notable manner; remarkably; particularly |
nutrient
8
| (营养品) nourishing substance; source of nourishment, especially nourishing ingredient in a food |
| (喧闹的,喧嚣的,任性的) noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry |
| (臭名昭著的) known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame |
| (发生,发起,创办) initiate; invent; bring into being; create |
omnipresent
9
| (显著地,特别地) especially; in a notable manner; remarkably; particularly |
| (无所不在的) universally present; being present everywhere |
| (麻醉的,催眠的) addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep |
| (有气味的) having distinctive odor; emitting an odor; sweet of scent; fragrant |
oracular
10
| (游牧的) leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled |
| (更重要,超过) go beyond; surpass; exceed |
| (振荡) swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum like; waver |
| (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 |