ESL ACT Vocabulary

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(憤慨的,憤憤不平的) affected with indignation; wrathful; passionate; irate; feeling wrath by unworthy or unjust treatment


Spelling Word: indignant
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a. Syn. casual
(非正式的,不拘禮節的) absence of ceremony; casual


Spelling Word: informal
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n. Syn. descent; ancestry
(血統) direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry


Spelling Word: lineage
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(龍蝦) any large macrurous crustacean used as food


Spelling Word: lobster
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v. Syn. appease; calm
(使平靜,哄騙,使安靜) cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm; deceive into trustfulness; become calm


Spelling Word: lull
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(多細胞的) consisting of many cells


Spelling Word: multicellular
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(新古典主義的) characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style


Spelling Word: neoclassical
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n. Syn. alternative; choice; selection
(選項,選擇權) act of choosing; power or freedom to choose


Spelling Word: option
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n. Syn. speck; grain
(點,微粒) a tiny piece of anything


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a. Syn. contemplative
(沉思默想的,憂心忡忡的) deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative


Spelling Word: pensive