3500 ACT Vocabulary

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(倾斜) lean to one side, as a ship under press of sail; sway from side to side


Spelling Word: careen
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(狂欢节) festivity; traveling amusement show usually including rides, games, and sideshows


Spelling Word: carnival
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(腐蚀,挖苦) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action


Spelling Word: caustic
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(批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure


Spelling Word: censorious
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(易发怒的,脾气坏) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger


Spelling Word: choleric
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(平民的,市民的,民事的,非军事的,国内的,文明的) having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite


Spelling Word: civil
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(编纂) arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize


Spelling Word: codify
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(佣金,委员会,委任,任命) fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize


Spelling Word: commission
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(自满,装模作样) feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble


Spelling Word: complacency
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(抱怨,怨言) expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism


Spelling Word: complaint