3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (10) - Matching Quizzes
painstaking 
1
 | (悲观主义者) belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess |
| (提出) put forward; offer for consideration or debate |
| (辛勤的) extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains |
| (平民,老百姓,平民的,粗俗的,粗鲁的) crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
pall
2
| (怀孕的) expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life |
| ((圆形的)边缘) edge, especially of a round surface; surface of a solid; circumference |
| (厌烦,腻味) grow tiresome; have dulling, wearisome, or boring effect |
| (叉角羚) antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns |
papyrus
3
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (纸草,草纸（古代的）) ancient paper made from stem of plant |
| (怀孕的) expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life |
| (辛勤的) extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains |
phenomena
4
| (高级教士) church dignitary; senior clergyman |
| (现象) observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation |
| (吓呆,石化,化石) process of turning some plant material into stone |
| (田园的,乡下的) rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life |
photosphere
5
| (迅速增长,倍增,扩散) rapid growth; spread; increase in size by reproduction |
| (纸草,草纸（古代的）) ancient paper made from stem of plant |
| (光球) intensely luminous surface of a star ,especially the sun |
| (后裔) one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product |
plebeian
6
| (传播,流传) spread or flow throughout; pervade |
| (被掠食者,牺牲者,食物) hunt or catch; victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense |
| (平民,老百姓,平民的,粗俗的,粗鲁的) crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
| (陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
pregnant
7
| (果肉) fruit flesh; any soft or soggy mass |
| (突出) extend out or project in space; stick out |
| (怀孕的) expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life |
| (传说的,谣传的) assumed to be such; supposed; rumored |
prelate
8
| (高级教士) church dignitary; senior clergyman |
| (幼稚的,孩子气的) childish; belonging to childhood; immature |
| (田园的,乡下的) rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life |
| (后裔) one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product |
prey
9
| (祖先) direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder |
| (慈善家) person who loves mankind in general; very generous person or institution |
| (铜绿,光泽,古色) green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting |
| (被掠食者,牺牲者,食物) hunt or catch; victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense |
privation
10
| (田园的,乡下的) rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life |
| (被掠食者,牺牲者,食物) hunt or catch; victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense |
| (困难,困苦,短缺,缺少) hardship; state of extreme poverty |
| (平民,老百姓,平民的,粗俗的,粗鲁的) crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |