ESL ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
SAT Vocabularies: 3000 Words 500 Hard Words 500 Essay Words
Group (2) - Matching Quizzes
deception 
1
 | (吸引,拉) cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag |
| (損壞,變形) alteration in the shape or dimensions; a change for the worse |
| (衰退,下降,減退) change toward something smaller or lower ; gradual falling off from a better state |
| (欺騙,受騙,上當,騙局) act of deceiving |
deplete
2
| (耗盡,減少) decrease fullness of; use up or empty out |
| (席捲,吞沒) absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely |
| (欺騙,受騙,上當,騙局) act of deceiving |
| (有益健康的) conducive to good health of body or mind |
descent
3
| (系統地闡述,創立理論) decide upon and express in words |
| (欺騙,受騙,上當,騙局) act of deceiving |
| (呼出,呼氣) breathe out; give out |
| (血統,世襲) ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward |
dispute
4
| (耗盡,減少) decrease fullness of; use up or empty out |
| (設備) apparatus |
| (爭論,爭執) argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate |
| (貨站,倉庫) depository; storehouse |
diversion
5
| (診斷) analyze; examine; identify |
| (血統,世襲) ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward |
| (轉移,解悶) act of turning aside; pastime; activity that relaxes or entertains |
| (分級,排序了的) arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked |
embellishment
6
| ((美)一角硬幣) a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar |
| (堆,堆積,大量) crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass |
| (裝飾,修飾) a superfluous ornament; elaboration by the use of decorative detail |
| (有益健康的) conducive to good health of body or mind |
engulf
7
| (席捲,吞沒) absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely |
| ((對女子)殷勤的,勇敢的) courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility |
| (古怪的,奇怪的) departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern |
| (投入於,獻身,用於) dedicate; contribute |
evoke
8
| (引起,激起,喚起) bring out; arouse; call forth |
| (耗盡,減少) decrease fullness of; use up or empty out |
| (吸引,拉) cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag |
| (呼出,呼氣) breathe out; give out |
face
9
| (面對) confront; encounter; be opposite |
| (設備) apparatus |
| (危險) dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks |
| (陣風,一陣狂風) blast; outburst |
funding
10
| (出現,浮現) come into prominence; spring up; appear |
| (撥款) act of financing; financial resources provided to make some project possible |
| (血統,世襲) ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward |
| (宗派,教派) class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect |