3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (9) - Matching Quizzes
nostrum 
1
 | (无效的,无价值的,等于零的) invalid; void; nullified; having no legal force; invalid |
| (拒绝,否定,取消) cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny |
| (秘方,秘药,万应灵药) patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
notable
2
| (秘方,秘药,万应灵药) patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine |
| (显著的,值得注意的) worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important |
| (果园) garden; area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees |
| (鱼鹰) large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years |
noxious
3
| (有害的) harmful to living things; injurious to health |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (有害的,有毒的,恶臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| (卖弄的,企图惹人注意的,哗众取宠的) showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention |
nuptial
4
| (忽略,没注意到) ignore; disregard; fail to notice ; watch over |
| (婚姻的) relating to marriage or wedding ceremony |
| (反对的) having an opponent; averse of |
| (妇产科医师) physician specializing in delivery of babies |
obstetrician
5
| (抛媚眼,送秋波) look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice |
| (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 |
| (果园) garden; area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees |
| (妇产科医师) physician specializing in delivery of babies |
obstinate
6
| (坚定的,倔强的) stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat |
| (十分轻蔑的,辱骂的) bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous |
| (发表意见) express an opinion; think; suppose |
| (暧昧的,混浊不清的) lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy |
olfactory
7
| (器官上地,有机地,有组织地) in an organic manner, in the use of fertilizers or pesticides that are of animal or vegetable origin |
| (嗅觉的) relating to, or contributing to sense of smell |
| (可以通航的) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered |
| (麻醉的,催眠的) addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep |
omniscient
8
| (恰巧的,刚好的) timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose |
| (无所不知的) having total knowledge; knowing everything |
| (居住) inhabit; live in a certain place; be present in; be inside of |
| (寡头政治) government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families |
oracular
9
| (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 |
| (抛媚眼,送秋波) look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice |
| (义务,职责) act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt |
| (无所不知的) having total knowledge; knowing everything |
organically
10
| (鱼鹰) large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years |
| (器官上地,有机地,有组织地) in an organic manner, in the use of fertilizers or pesticides that are of animal or vegetable origin |
| (可以通航的) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered |
| (心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的) having or showing excessive or compulsive concern; influenced or controlled by a powerful force |