ESL ACT Vocabulary

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(缺点,瑕疵,变节) abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty


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


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n.
(离开,出发) act of departing


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n.
(派生的事物,派生词,副产品) by-product; something derived


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v. Syn. decline
(使恶化,质量下降) become worse; decline


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a. Syn. destructive
(破坏性的) destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction


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v. Syn. characterize; differentiate; recognize
(区别,辨认) characterize; differentiate; recognize


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n.
(养猎鹰者,放鹰狩猎人) a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry


Spelling Word: falconer
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a. Syn. crazy; frenetic
(狂热的,入迷的,不理智的) crazy; frenetic


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n. Syn. tap
(水龙头) a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir


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