3500 ACT Vocabulary
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abandon
abandoned
abandonment
abase
abash
abate
abbreviate
abdicate
aberrant
abet
abeyance
abhor
abide
abiding
abjure
ablution
abnegate
abnegation
abolish
abolition
abominable
aboriginal
abortive
abrade
abrasive
abridge
abrogate
abscond
absent
absenteeism
abstain
abstemious
abstruse
abundant
abundantly
abut
abysmal
accede
accelerating
acceleration
accentuate
accessible
accident
accidentally
acclaim
acclimate
acclivity
accolade
accommodate
accommodating
accomplish
accost
accouter
accretion
accrue
accumulation
accusation
accustomed
acerbity
acetic
achieve
achievement
acidulous
acoustics
acquaint
acquainted
acquiesce
acquire
acrid
acrimonious
acrophobia
actively
actuarial
actuate
acuity
acumen
adaptable
adaptive
addendum
additional
addle
adept
adherent
adhesive
adjoin
adjudicate
adjunct
adjure
administer
admiration
admittedly
admonish
admonition
adorn
adornment
adroit
adulation
adulterate
adumbrate
advance
advanced
advent
adventitious
adverse
advocacy
aerie
aesthetic
affable
affect
affection
affectionate
affinity
affirmation
affix
affluence
affluent
affront
agenda
agglomeration
aggrandize
aggravating
aggregate
aggressive
aggressiveness
aghast
agility
agitate
agitation
agnostic
agrarian
ajar
alacrity
alchemy
alcove
algorithm
alien
alimentary
allay
allege
allegory
alliteration
allocate
allude
allusion
aloft
alternate
altitude
altruistic
amalgamate
amass
ambidextrous
ambience
ambiguous
ambivalence
amble
ambulatory
ameliorate
amenable
amenities
amiable
amicable
amid
amity
amorous
amorphous
amphibian
amphitheater
amplify
amputate
anachronistic
analgesic
analogous
anarchist
anathema
ancestor
ancestry
ancillary
anecdotal
angular
animate
animated
animus
annals
annihilate
annotate
announce
announcement
annoy
annuity
annul
anodyne
anoint
anomalous
anomaly
anonymous
antagonism
antecede
antecedents
antediluvian
anthology
anthropocentric
anthropoid
anthropomorphic
anticlimax
antipathy
antithesis
anxious
apathy
aperture
apex
aphasia
aphorism
apiary
aplomb
apocryphal
apogee
apolitical
apologist
apostate
apotheosis
appall
apparition
appellation
append
appliance
apply
apportion
apposite
appraise
apprehension
apprenticeship
apprise
approaching
approbation
appropriation
apropos
aptly
aquatic
aquiline
arable
arbiter
arboretum
arcane
archaeology
archaic
archetype
archipelago
architecture
ardent
arduous
arid
aristocracy
armada
aroma
aromatic
arousal
arouse
arraign
arrears
arrogate
arroyo
arthritis
article
articulate
artifice
artisan
artless
ascendancy
ascetic
ascribe
aseptic
ashen
askance
askew
aspect
asperity
aspirant
assail
assay
assembly
assent
assiduous
assimilate
assist
assistant
assuage
astigmatism
astringent
astronomical
asunder
asymmetric
atavism
atavistic
atheistic
atrocity
atrophy
attach
attached
attainment
attenuate
attorney
attract
attribute
attrition
atypical
audacious
audit
auditory
auger
augment
augury
aureole
auroral
auspicious
austere
authenticate
authoritarian
authoritative
authority
authorize
autocrat
autocratic
automaton
autonomous
autonomy
auxiliary
avalanche
avarice
aver
averse
aversion
aviary
aviation
avid
avocation
avoidance
avow
avuncular
awkwardly
awry
axiom
azure
Word and Definition List
abandon 
(没有约束,放任情绪) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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abandoned
(被抛弃的,废置的) recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
Show examples and contexts abbreviate
(减短,缩写) make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
Show examples and contexts abdicate
(放弃) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
Show examples and contexts ablution
(洗) washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
Show examples and contexts abnegation
(批判,自我牺牲) repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
Show examples and contexts aboriginal
(原来的,土著的) being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
Show examples and contexts abortive
(不成功的,失败) unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
Show examples and contexts abscond
(隐匿,逃避,躲债) leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
Show examples and contexts absenteeism
(旷课,旷工) habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
Show examples and contexts abstain
(控制,限制（自己）) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
Show examples and contexts abstemious
(节制（饮食）,调节) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
Show examples and contexts abundantly
(丰富地) in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
Show examples and contexts abut
(毗邻) border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
Show examples and contexts acceleration
(加速度) faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
Show examples and contexts accentuate
(强调,重音) emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
Show examples and contexts accessible
(可得到的) easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
Show examples and contexts accident
(意外事件,事故) event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
Show examples and contexts accidentally
(意外地,偶然地) inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
Show examples and contexts acclimate
(适应) accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
Show examples and contexts accommodate
(招待,食宿,适应) do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
Show examples and contexts accomplish
(完成,达到,实现) succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
Show examples and contexts accost
(搭讪,邂逅) approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
Show examples and contexts accretion
(增长) growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
Show examples and contexts accrue
(增加) increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
Show examples and contexts accusation
(谴责,控告) indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
Show examples and contexts accustomed
(习惯了的) habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
Show examples and contexts acerbity
(尖酸的（语气,脾气）) bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
Show examples and contexts achievement
(成就,功绩) feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
Show examples and contexts acoustics
(声学的) science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
Show examples and contexts acquaint
(熟悉) inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
Show examples and contexts acquainted
(有知识的,知晓的) known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
Show examples and contexts acquire
(获取) gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
Show examples and contexts acrid
(尖锐,尖酸) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
Show examples and contexts acrimonious
(挖苦的,尖酸的（语言,行为）) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
Show examples and contexts actively
(活跃地,积极地) energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
Show examples and contexts adaptable
(能适应的,适应能力强的) flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
Show examples and contexts addendum
(附加,补充) something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
Show examples and contexts adept
(擅长于) expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
Show examples and contexts adherent
(支持者,追随者) person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
Show examples and contexts adhesive
(胶,粘贴物) glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
Show examples and contexts adjunct
(无用的附加物) something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
Show examples and contexts adjure
(恳求,恳请) appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
Show examples and contexts admiration
(钦佩,赞美) favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
Show examples and contexts admittedly
(公认地,诚然,无可否认地) doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
Show examples and contexts adornment
(装饰,装饰品) embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
Show examples and contexts adumbrate
(勾画出轮廓,隐约显示,预示,蒙上阴影) give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
Show examples and contexts advanced
(高级的,年老的,先进的) improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
Show examples and contexts advent
(到来,出现) coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
Show examples and contexts adventitious
(偶然) accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
Show examples and contexts adverse
(讨厌,敌意) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
Show examples and contexts aerie
(猛禽的窝) nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
Show examples and contexts aesthetic
(审美的) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
Show examples and contexts affectionate
(亲爱的,挚爱的) having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
Show examples and contexts affinity
(亲缘关系) natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
Show examples and contexts affirmation
(正面肯定,确认) positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
Show examples and contexts affluent
(富有的,丰富的) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
Show examples and contexts agenda
(议程) items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
Show examples and contexts agglomeration
(聚集,累积) collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
Show examples and contexts aggrandize
(增加,加强) increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
Show examples and contexts aggressive
(强有力的,坚持己见的) making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
Show examples and contexts aggressiveness
(侵略,争斗) feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
Show examples and contexts agitate
(激怒,打扰) cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
Show examples and contexts agnostic
(无神论者) one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
Show examples and contexts agrarian
(耕地的,耕种的) pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
Show examples and contexts alacrity
(欢快的情绪) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
Show examples and contexts alchemy
(炼金术士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
Show examples and contexts alien
(外国的,外国人的,来自其他星球的) dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
Show examples and contexts alimentary
(营养的) providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
Show examples and contexts allegory
(寓言) symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
Show examples and contexts allusion
(暗指,暗示) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
Show examples and contexts alternate
(交替的,轮流的) happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
Show examples and contexts amalgamate
(结合,整合) combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
Show examples and contexts ambience
(环境) particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
Show examples and contexts ambivalence
(矛盾的观点或情绪) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
Show examples and contexts ambulatory
(可移动的,不固定) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
Show examples and contexts amenable
(有服从义务的,随时服从的) responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
Show examples and contexts amphitheater
(椭圆形的剧院,斗兽场) oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
Show examples and contexts amplify
(放大) broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
Show examples and contexts anachronistic
(时代错误) having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
Show examples and contexts analgesic
(止痛的) serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
Show examples and contexts anarchist
(无政府主义者) person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
Show examples and contexts anecdotal
(轶闻的,多轶闻趣闻的) having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
Show examples and contexts angular
(有尖角的,瘦骨嶙峋的) sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
Show examples and contexts animated
(活跃的,有生气的) having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
Show examples and contexts animus
(敌意) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
Show examples and contexts announcement
(宣告,发表) formal public statement; act of making known publicly
Show examples and contexts annuity
(年金,养老金) annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
Show examples and contexts anodyne
(止痛药,起安慰作用的事物) source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
Show examples and contexts anoint
(神圣化) apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
Show examples and contexts anomaly
(不规则,异常,反常) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
Show examples and contexts antagonism
(反抗,敌对) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
Show examples and contexts antecede
(先于) precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
Show examples and contexts antecedents
(历史环境,历史背景) preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
Show examples and contexts antediluvian
(远古,上古,及其久远) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
Show examples and contexts anthropocentric
(人类中心说) regarding human beings as the center of the universe
Show examples and contexts anthropoid
(类人的) manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
Show examples and contexts anticlimax
(反高潮,突降) letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
Show examples and contexts anxious
(渴望的,担忧的) eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
Show examples and contexts aphorism
(格言,警句,谚语) definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
Show examples and contexts apiary
(蜂房) place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
Show examples and contexts apocryphal
(假的,捏造的) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
Show examples and contexts apogee
(顶点) the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
Show examples and contexts apolitical
(不问政治的) having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
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(辩护者) person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
Show examples and contexts apostate
(变节者,脱党者,叛徒) one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
Show examples and contexts apotheosis
(神圣,典范) elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
Show examples and contexts appall
(使惊慌,震惊) depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
Show examples and contexts apparition
(鬼,幽灵) ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
Show examples and contexts appellation
(名字,标题) name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
Show examples and contexts appliance
(用具,器具) durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
Show examples and contexts apportion
((按比例或计划)分配) distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
Show examples and contexts appraise
(估价) estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
Show examples and contexts apprehension
(害怕) fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
Show examples and contexts apprenticeship
(学徒身份) term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
Show examples and contexts approaching
(接近的,逼近的) impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
Show examples and contexts aptly
(适当地,得体地) in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
Show examples and contexts archetype
(原形) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
Show examples and contexts architecture
(建筑,建筑学) art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
Show examples and contexts ardent
(热心的,热情的) displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
Show examples and contexts arid
(荒芜的) dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
Show examples and contexts aroma
(香气,芬芳,芳香) fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
Show examples and contexts arousal
(觉醒,激励) act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
Show examples and contexts arrears
(欠债) being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
Show examples and contexts arrogate
(非法霸占,僭越) claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
Show examples and contexts articulate
(清晰流畅的) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
Show examples and contexts artifice
(技巧,欺骗) subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
Show examples and contexts ascetic
(苦行,禁欲) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
Show examples and contexts ascribe
(归因于,指派) inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
Show examples and contexts askance
(瞄,斜视) with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
Show examples and contexts aspect
((问题的)方面,(事物的)一部分) distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
Show examples and contexts asperity
(严酷,粗暴) sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
Show examples and contexts aspirant
(有志者,有抱负的人) one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
Show examples and contexts assay
(分析,化验) analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
Show examples and contexts assembly
(集会,参加集会的人们) gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
Show examples and contexts assiduous
(勤奋) constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
Show examples and contexts assimilate
(吸收,同化) incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
Show examples and contexts astringent
(收敛的) causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
Show examples and contexts atavism
(反祖,隔代遗传) resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
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(复古的,从前的) displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
Show examples and contexts atrocity
(暴行) brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
Show examples and contexts atrophy
(枯萎,萎缩,衰退,结束) wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
Show examples and contexts attached
(附加的,附属的) fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
Show examples and contexts attainment
(成就) something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
Show examples and contexts attorney
(代理人,辩护律师) lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
Show examples and contexts attract
(吸引,引起注意) draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
Show examples and contexts attrition
(裁员,磨损) gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
Show examples and contexts atypical
(非正常的,不正常) not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
Show examples and contexts audit
(核算,稽核) examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
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(听觉的) of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
Show examples and contexts auger
(螺丝钻,钻孔机) hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
Show examples and contexts augury
(占卜,预言) sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
Show examples and contexts auroral
(曙光的,极光的) characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
Show examples and contexts auspicious
(幸运的,吉祥的) attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
Show examples and contexts austere
(严厉的,朴素的) strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
Show examples and contexts authoritarian
(独裁) expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
Show examples and contexts authoritative
(权威,独裁) having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
Show examples and contexts authority
(权力,权限,权威人士) jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
Show examples and contexts autonomous
(自治) self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
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(自治,自治权) independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
Show examples and contexts aversion
(厌恶,抵制) firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
Show examples and contexts aviary
(大鸟笼,鸟舍) large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
Show examples and contexts avocation
(副业,业余爱好) activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
Show examples and contexts avuncular
(像伯父（叔叔）一样的) in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
Show examples and contexts awkwardly
((见到生人)局促不安地,笨拙地) in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
Show examples and contexts awry
(扭曲的,歪曲的) in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
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