3500 ACT Vocabulary

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(增长) growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion


Spelling Word: accretion
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(恳求,恳请) appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath


Spelling Word: adjure
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(吓坏了的) struck by shock, terror, or amazement


Spelling Word: aghast
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(营养的) providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion


Spelling Word: alimentary
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(头韵) repetition of beginning sound in poetry


Spelling Word: alliteration
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(有尖角的,瘦骨嶙峋的) sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner


Spelling Word: angular
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(使恼怒,打扰) disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate


Spelling Word: annoy
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(对立面) contrast; direct contrast; opposition


Spelling Word: antithesis
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(蜂房) place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey


Spelling Word: apiary
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(假的,捏造的) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious


Spelling Word: apocryphal