ESL ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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n. Syn. announcement; avowal; statement
(宣布,宣言) announcement; explicit statement; formal public statement


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v. Syn. delay; postpone
(推遲,延期) delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time


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n. Syn. cavity
(缺口,凹痕) cavity; a depression scratched or carved into a surface


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n. Syn. difference; deviation; separation
(分歧,岔開) difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in different direction


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n.
(經濟學) branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management


Spelling Word: economics
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n.
(排除,除去) act of removing or getting rid of something


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n.
(精英,傑出人物) a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status


Spelling Word: elite
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n. Syn. witness
(目擊者) a spectator who can describe what happened


Spelling Word: eyewitness
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a. Syn. accidental; random
(偶然的) accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause


Spelling Word: fortuitous
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v. Syn. ice; freeze
(凍害,凍傷) cover with frost; damage or kill by frost; anger or upset


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