3500 ACT Vocabulary

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parliamentary  Speak Example sentences
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(议会(制)的) having the supreme legislative power
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(安慰剂) harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
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(隆起,突出,瘤) something that bulges out; swelling or tumor on the body
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(绘画,油画) drawing; picture or design in paint; action of applying paint to a surface
parry  Speak Example sentences
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(传播,流传) spread or flow throughout; pervade
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((植物)授粉) fertilize by transferring pollen
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(躲避) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
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(寓言) short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
penitent  Speak Example sentences
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(悔过的) feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
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(排挤,代替,阻止,抢占,先发制人) appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity
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(积极的,正的,阳极的) involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
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(放荡的,放肆的,不检点的) inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly; wildly immoral
placebo  Speak Example sentences
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(安慰剂) harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
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(积极的,正的,阳极的) involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
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(圆滑的,柔韧的,弯曲的) flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
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(预先安排,使其偏向于) give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance
pliable  Speak Example sentences
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(借口,托辞) excuse; something serving to conceal plans; fictitious reason
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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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(圆滑的,柔韧的,弯曲的) flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
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(高原,高地) highland; upland; relatively flat highland
politic  Speak Example sentences
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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
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(借口,托辞) excuse; something serving to conceal plans; fictitious reason
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(排挤,代替,阻止,抢占,先发制人) appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity
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(传播,流传) spread or flow throughout; pervade
positive  Speak Example sentences
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(积极的,正的,阳极的) involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
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(苍白的,惨淡的) abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness
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(事实的,平淡的,缺乏想象力的) dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
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(塑性) ability to be molded, formed, or modeled; quality or state of being plastic
predetermine  Speak Example sentences
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(专利) grant made by government to creator the sole right; invention protected by grant
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(借口,托辞) excuse; something serving to conceal plans; fictitious reason
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(预定,预先确定) determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly
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(专业的,职业的) engaged in, or suitable for a profession
predictable  Speak Example sentences
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(凤梨,菠萝) large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves
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(可预见的) expectable; likely; capable of being predicted or foretold
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(凝视,仔细看) gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
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(倾向,自然倾向) inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
predispose  Speak Example sentences
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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
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(议会(制)的) having the supreme legislative power
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(规则) rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
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(预先安排,使其偏向于) give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance