3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (10) - Matching Quizzes
pacify 
1
 | (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (有洞察力的,警觉的,智慧的) insightful; aware; wise; having the ability to perceive |
| (安抚,平静) ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence |
| (相等,势均力敌,奇偶) equality in status or amount; similarity or close |
pedantic
2
| (种植园,种植园) farm; an area under cultivation; a group of cultivated trees or plants |
| (书生气的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (博学者,梵文学家) authority on a subject; learned person; expert |
| (杂色的,斑驳的) having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolored |
pensive
3
| (冗长的,啰嗦的) tedious wordiness; verbosity; great length; minute detail |
| (沉思默想的,忧心忡忡的) deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative |
| (开创性的) initial; groundbreaking; originating; serving to pioneer |
| (弄倒,降伏) put or throw flat with face down; cause to lie flat |
perspicacious
4
| (洞察一切的,渗透的,机敏的) having keen insight; mentally perceptive; astute |
| (外围的) located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary |
| (沉思默想的,忧心忡忡的) deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative |
| (种植园,种植园) farm; an area under cultivation; a group of cultivated trees or plants |
pollinator
5
| (传粉媒介,传粉昆虫) insect that carries pollen from one flower to another |
| (轻蔑,蔑视的) tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling |
| (散文) essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality |
| (谨小慎微的,一丝不苟的) marked by precise accordance with details |
prattle
6
| (谨小慎微的,一丝不苟的) marked by precise accordance with details |
| (散文) essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality |
| (倾向,自然倾向) inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning |
| (闲聊,胡说,废话唠叨) speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly; talk artlessly and childishly |
prelude
7
| (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (导致,促使,击败,盛行) induce; be greater in strength or influence; triumph; win out |
| (说到点子上的,中肯的,有关的) having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating |
| (刺激的,辛辣的,尖锐的) stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic |
prevail
8
| (犯罪,承担不好的责任) be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in bad sense |
| (导致,促使,击败,盛行) induce; be greater in strength or influence; triumph; win out |
| (减轻) lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
| (重写手稿,（刮去原文后的）重刻的碑) manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment, that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing incompletely erased |
prim
9
| (明白地,显著地) in a manner that is extraordinary or amazing |
| (推迟,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (华丽) distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet |
| (整洁的,精准的,精确的) very precise and formal; exceedingly proper |
profligate
10
| (放荡的,放肆的,不检点的) inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly; wildly immoral |
| (推进) drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push |
| (散文) essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality |
| (装模作样的人,邯郸学步) person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others |