ESL ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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a. Syn. deceptive; misleading
(迷惑人的,错觉的) deceptive; misleading; based on or having the nature of an illusion


Spelling Word: illusive
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(愤慨的,愤愤不平的) affected with indignation; wrathful; passionate; irate; feeling wrath by unworthy or unjust treatment


Spelling Word: indignant
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(个人主义) a belief in the importance of the individual and personal independence


Spelling Word: individualism
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(工业化) development of industry on an extensive scale


Spelling Word: industrialization
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(坚持) continual and persistent demands


Spelling Word: insistence
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n. Syn. nut; core
(核心的) central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn


Spelling Word: kernel
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n. Syn. slander; defamation
(诽谤,中伤) defamatory statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character


Spelling Word: libel
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(措施,方法) actions that are carried out by people in authority in order to achieve a particular result


Spelling Word: measures
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(章鱼) any of several marine mollusks


Spelling Word: octopus
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a. Syn. approving; tolerant
(许可的,宽容的) approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline


Spelling Word: permissive