3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (11) - Matching Quizzes
ripen 
1
 | (根本的,激进的) drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic |
| (复活) rise again; sweep or surge back again |
| ((使)成熟) grow ripe; cause to ripen or develop fully |
| (容易地,欣然地,立刻地) easily; quickly; in a prompt, timely manner; promptly |
rote
2
| (主管,负责人) director; person who has the authority to supervise or direct; janitor or custodian in a building |
| (生搬硬套,死记硬背) memorizing process using routine or repetition; sound of surf breaking on the shore |
| (保持,使用) keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember |
| (造船者,修船人) carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels |
sarcastic
3
| (按不住的,不服气的,倔强的) stubborn; unmanageable; obstinately resistant to authority or control |
| (宗派主义的,地区主义的,狭窄的) relating to religious faction or subgroup; narrow-minded; limited |
| (吊裤带) elastic straps that hold trousers up; something suspends something else |
| (讽刺的,挖苦的) ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds |
sedentary
4
| (久坐的,坐惯的) requiring sitting; accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise; living in one area, not migratory |
| (天使般的) angelic; having sweet nature befitting an angel |
| (反复无常,怪僻) sudden sharp turn or twist; strange attitude or habit; peculiarity of behavior |
| (主观的,个人的) occurring or taking place in person's mind rather than external world; unreal |
seep
5
| (造船者,修船人) carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels |
| (暗中的,秘密的) secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently |
| (借口,托辞) pretense; something intended to misrepresent |
| (渗出,渗漏) pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings |
seraphic
6
| (屈服的,柔和的,减弱的) conquered; overpowered; becoming quieter; not glaring in color; soft in tone |
| (天使般的) angelic; having sweet nature befitting an angel |
| (吊裤带) elastic straps that hold trousers up; something suspends something else |
| (至高无上的权力) dominance; power to dominate or defeat |
shirk
7
| (同步,同时发生) happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur |
| (逃避,推卸,避免) avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger |
| (按不住的,不服气的,倔强的) stubborn; unmanageable; obstinately resistant to authority or control |
| (恳求) request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application |
spangle
8
| (同步,同时发生) happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur |
| (天使般的) angelic; having sweet nature befitting an angel |
| (反作用的) opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative |
| (衣服上亮晶晶的小金属饰件) small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation |
specified
9
| (孤独的,独居的) isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied |
| (随后) in a subsequent manner; at a later time; accordingly; therefore |
| (释放) give off; liberate; grant freedom to; make something available |
| (特定的) given; thoroughly explained; adequately commented |
standing
10
| (篡位,取代) replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another |
| (崇高品质,敬慕,不倒翁) high reputation; esteem; maintaining an erect position |
| (随后) in a subsequent manner; at a later time; accordingly; therefore |
| (奴隶身份,苦工) forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom |