3500 ACT Vocabulary

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(废除,取消) ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with


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(控制,限制(自己)) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice


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(加速的) increasing in speed


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(尖酸的(语气,脾气)) bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone


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(适合的,适应的) having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting


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(勾画出轮廓,隐约显示,预示,蒙上阴影) give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade


Spelling Word: adumbrate
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(友爱,挚爱,情爱) fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness


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(亲缘关系) natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage


Spelling Word: affinity
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(寓言) symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form


Spelling Word: allegory
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(辩护者) person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution


Spelling Word: apologist