3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (11) - Matching Quizzes
quagmire 
1
 | (嬉戏的,玩闹的) playful; relating to or interested in sports |
| (交出,放弃,投降) hand over, give up, give something into another's control |
| (沼泽,湿地) soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself |
| (反驳,回应) retort; comeback; answer to a reply |
rarefied
2
| (谴责) reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily |
| (救援,援助) aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve |
| (稀释（气体）) made less dense of gas; elevated in character or style; lofty |
| (低于正常感知的,下意识的) below threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response |
raucous
3
| (取代,推迟) be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power |
| (沙哑的) harsh and rough-sounding; disturbing public peace; loud and rough |
| (共生现象) interdependent relationship between groups or species, often mutually beneficial |
| (反作用的) opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative |
reactionary
4
| (嬉戏的,玩闹的) playful; relating to or interested in sports |
| (垂直,正直,公正) uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment |
| (反作用的) opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative |
| (脱落,蜕) get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth |
rebuke
5
| (剪刀) edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades |
| (柔和,愉快,温和) smooth and gracious in manner; quality of being sweet or pleasing to mind; agreeableness |
| (迷住的,全神贯注的) absorbed; deeply moved or delighted |
| (严厉批评,猛烈的训斥) scold harshly; criticize severely |
regimentation
6
| (取代,推迟) be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power |
| (系统化,组织化,团队精神) act of forming into military unit or large group of people; imposition of order or discipline; organization |
| (四足动物) four-footed or quadruped animal, especially, four-footed mammal |
| (累犯,惯犯) habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for crime |
sagacious
7
| (组装的,拼凑成的,地区的, 区域性的) consisting of or divided into sections; separating into sections |
| (精明的,有远见的,有洞察力的) perceptive; shrewd; having insight |
| (综合,合成) integrate; compose; combine so as to form a new, complex product |
| (破坏,毁灭) fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate |
shed
8
| (谴责) reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily |
| (交出,放弃,投降) hand over, give up, give something into another's control |
| (救援,援助) aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve |
| (脱落,蜕) get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth |
slipshod
9
| (奴隶身份,苦工) forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom |
| (交出,放弃,投降) hand over, give up, give something into another's control |
| (吓跑,赶出,击退) put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly |
| (不整洁的,慢吞吞的,漫不经心的) untidy or slovenly; shabby; great carelessness; done poorly or too quickly |
smolder
10
| (交出,放弃,投降) hand over, give up, give something into another's control |
| (闷烧,随时准备爆发) burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment |
| (低于正常感知的,下意识的) below threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response |
| (碎片（陶瓷的）) fragment of brittle substance, as of glass or metal; piece of broken pottery, especially one found in archaeological dig |