ESL ACT Vocabulary

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n. Syn. announcement; avowal; statement
(宣布,宣言) announcement; explicit statement; formal public statement


Spelling Word: declaration
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n. Syn. defer; adjournment
(推迟,耽搁) act later than planned; put off; adjournment


Spelling Word: delay
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v. Syn. dedicate; contribute
(投入于,献身,用于) dedicate; contribute


Spelling Word: devote
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a.
(饮食的,规定的食物,饮食规定) a regulated daily food allowance; of or relating to the diet


Spelling Word: dietary
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n.
(不满) a longing for something better than the present situation


Spelling Word: discontent
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a. Syn. determined; stubborn
(顽固的,顽强的) determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding


Spelling Word: dogged
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v. Syn. call; shout
(呼喊,大叫) cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion


Spelling Word: exclaim
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n. Syn. feat
(壮举) deed or action, particularly a brave deed


Spelling Word: exploit
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n.
(雀类(如燕雀,金翅雀等)) any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds


Spelling Word: finch
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n.
(跳蚤) any wingless blood-sucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap


Spelling Word: flea