3500 ACT Vocabulary

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(快速的说,含混不清的说) talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly


Spelling Word: jabber
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(短途旅行) short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey


Spelling Word: jaunt
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(小集团,政治团伙) group of men joined in political intrigue; group of military officers ruling a country


Spelling Word: junta
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(万花筒) tube in which patterns made by reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass; produce interesting symmetrical effects


Spelling Word: kaleidoscope
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(无力的,憔悴的) lose animation; be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor


Spelling Word: languish
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(持久的,永恒的,耐力的) continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring; durable


Spelling Word: lasting
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(文学(上)的,从事写作的) knowledgeable about literature; of or relating to or characteristic of literature


Spelling Word: literary
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(槌棒) hammer; a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head; a light drumstick with a rounded head


Spelling Word: mallet
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(乞丐) beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living


Spelling Word: mendicant
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(子午线,正午,顶点,全盛时期) imaginary circle on surface of the earth through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; noon


Spelling Word: meridian