3500 ACT Vocabulary

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palette  Speak Example sentences
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(易于领会的,明显的) tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
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(果肉) fruit flesh; any soft or soggy mass
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(调色板) board on which painter mixes pigments
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(特性,怪癖) eccentricity; oddness; an odd or unusual characteristic; private ownership; proprietorship
pathos  Speak Example sentences
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(陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
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(痛苦,悲怆,哀婉) tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
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(特性,怪癖) eccentricity; oddness; an odd or unusual characteristic; private ownership; proprietorship
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(太古的,原始时代的) ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient
percolate  Speak Example sentences
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(洞察一切的,渗透的,机敏的) having keen insight; mentally perceptive; astute
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(突然一阵的,突发的(痛苦,笑,愤怒)) sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease
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(滤出,滴出,(思想,感情等)为人所感受到) spread gradually; cause liquid to pass through small holes; filter
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(恶臭的,腐烂的) decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed
perspicacious  Speak Example sentences
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(足病医生) doctor who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments
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(特性,怪癖) eccentricity; oddness; an odd or unusual characteristic; private ownership; proprietorship
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(安抚) appease or pacify; bring peace to
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(洞察一切的,渗透的,机敏的) having keen insight; mentally perceptive; astute
pinnacle  Speak Example sentences
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(顶尖,顶点) peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
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(突然一阵的,突发的(痛苦,笑,愤怒)) sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease
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(喝彩) enthusiastically worded approval; round of applause
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(闲聊,胡说,废话唠叨) speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly; talk artlessly and childishly
placate  Speak Example sentences
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(贫困) lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
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(安抚) appease or pacify; bring peace to
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(削去,剥去(外皮),削减,减少,缩减(开支)) remove outer covering or skin of with knife or similar instrument
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(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
plagiarism  Speak Example sentences
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(剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original
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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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(易于领会的,明显的) tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
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(懦弱,优柔寡断的) cowardly; lacking strength and firmness of mind
platitude  Speak Example sentences
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(演哑剧) communication by means of gesture and facial expression
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(陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
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(专业的,职业的) engaged in, or suitable for a profession
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(谨小慎微的,一丝不苟的) marked by precise accordance with details
podiatrist  Speak Example sentences
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(足病医生) doctor who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments
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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
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(果肉) fruit flesh; any soft or soggy mass
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(削去,剥去(外皮),削减,减少,缩减(开支)) remove outer covering or skin of with knife or similar instrument
postulate  Speak Example sentences
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(延长) prolong; draw out or lengthen in time
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(鸟类的羽毛) covering of feathers on bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress
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(前提,基于的假定) essential premise; underlying assumption
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(被保护者,被保护人) person guided and protected by a more prominent person