3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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paradigm  Speak Example sentences
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(犯罪,承担不好的责任) be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in bad sense
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(泵) draw fluid or gas by pressure or suction; supply in great quantities
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(典范,模式) one that serves as a pattern or model; system of assumptions, concepts, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality
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(轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault
peregrination  Speak Example sentences
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(分裂开来) divide into parts, pieces, or sections
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(坚定不移) endurance; steady persistence in adhering to a course of action
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(把自己打扮漂亮,自我满足) make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction
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(旅程,旅行) travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim
pious  Speak Example sentences
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(劝解,平静,安抚) make peace with; appease and render favorable
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(叉角羚) antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns
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(爱管闲事的,无理的) improperly forward or bold; trim and stylish in appearance
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(神职的,虔诚的) devout; religious; exhibiting strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality
polarize  Speak Example sentences
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(剽窃) steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
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(放荡的,放肆的,不检点的) inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly; wildly immoral
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(极化,分化,两极分化) split into opposite extremes or camps
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(前提,基于的假定) essential premise; underlying assumption
politic  Speak Example sentences
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(典范,模式) one that serves as a pattern or model; system of assumptions, concepts, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality
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(坚持不懈,持续) endurance; tenacity; state or quality of being persistent; persistency
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(博学者,梵文学家) authority on a subject; learned person; expert
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(精明的,明智的,诡计多端的,谨慎的) expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
pollinator  Speak Example sentences
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(打孔) pierce, punch, or bore hole or holes in; penetrate
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(旅程,旅行) travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim
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(传粉媒介,传粉昆虫) insect that carries pollen from one flower to another
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(分裂开来) divide into parts, pieces, or sections
ponderous  Speak Example sentences
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(沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull
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(叉角羚) antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns
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(轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault
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(剽窃) steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
postulate  Speak Example sentences
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(神职的,虔诚的) devout; religious; exhibiting strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality
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(能导致疾病) able to cause disease; producing disease
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(前提,基于的假定) essential premise; underlying assumption
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(泵) draw fluid or gas by pressure or suction; supply in great quantities
potentate  Speak Example sentences
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(当权者) monarch; ruler who is unconstrained by law
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(花斑的,斑驳的) mottled; spotted or patched, especially in black and white
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(美丽,标致) great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
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(极化,分化,两极分化) split into opposite extremes or camps
prattle  Speak Example sentences
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(闲聊,胡说,废话唠叨) speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly; talk artlessly and childishly
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(摹写,模仿) imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing
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(征兆) omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
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(把自己打扮漂亮,自我满足) make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction