3500 ACT Vocabulary

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(理发师) haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards


Spelling Word: barber
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(驳船) flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft


Spelling Word: barge
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(限制,抑制) let down; restrain; lessen force or intensity of; moderate


Spelling Word: bate
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(失去的,缺少的) deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss


Spelling Word: bereft
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(围攻) surround with armed forces; harass with requests


Spelling Word: besiege
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(给予) give as gift; present


Spelling Word: bestow
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(固执) stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion


Spelling Word: bigotry
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(抑郁,沮丧,布鲁斯音乐) gloom; depressed spirits


Spelling Word: blues
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(钝的,直率的,不客气的,使变钝) having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive


Spelling Word: blunt
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(夸张的) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning


Spelling Word: bombastic