3500 ACT Vocabulary
3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (10) - Matching Quizzes
pacifist 
1
 | (辛勤的) extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains |
| (喧嚣,混乱) state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place |
| (说到点子上的,中肯的,有关的) having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating |
| (和平主义者) one opposed to force; antimilitarist |
pandemonium
2
| (有胆量的,有勇气的,决断的) having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances |
| (喧嚣,混乱) state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place |
| (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 |
| (专家的地位,特性或方法,专业主义) expertness characteristic of a professional person |
parsimony
3
| (超自然的) being beyond normal course of nature; differing from natural |
| (怀孕的) expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life |
| (过度俭省,吝啬) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily |
| (及具毁灭性的) very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly |
passive
4
| (预谋,预先考虑) plan, arrange, or plot in advance; deliberate upon future action |
| (感到不安) disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion |
| (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 |
| (被动的) lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice |
peculate
5
| (陈词滥调的,陈腐的) dull and tiresome; commonplace |
| (被动的) lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice |
| (挪用（公款）,侵吞,盗用) embezzle; appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public moneys intrusted to one's care |
| (张贴,揭示) display announcement in a place of public view; publish on a list |
perfection
6
| (被动的) lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice |
| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (生理学的) pertaining to science of the function of living organisms |
| (尽善尽美,完美) flawlessness; excellence; state of being without flaw or defect |
pertinent
7
| (挪用（公款）,侵吞,盗用) embezzle; appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public moneys intrusted to one's care |
| (冗长的,啰嗦的) tedious wordiness; verbosity; great length; minute detail |
| (说到点子上的,中肯的,有关的) having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating |
| (张贴,揭示) display announcement in a place of public view; publish on a list |
plagiarize
8
| (预谋,预先考虑) plan, arrange, or plot in advance; deliberate upon future action |
| (剽窃) steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own |
| (喧嚣,混乱) state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place |
| (发布,公布) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
plucky
9
| (足病医生) doctor who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments |
| (临时的) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (有胆量的,有勇气的,决断的) having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances |
| (陈词滥调的,陈腐的) dull and tiresome; commonplace |
politic
10
| (撒谎,支吾,搪塞,糊弄) lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action |
| (当权者) monarch; ruler who is unconstrained by law |
| (提出) put forward; offer for consideration or debate |
| (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 |