3500 ACT Vocabulary
| 3500 ACT Vocabulary | Introduction |
| Group (12) - Matching Quizzes |   |
tangential 
1
 | (忍受,容许) endure; withstand; allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit |
| (实验) experiment; act of testing; examination of evidence to determine the charges or claims |
| (外围的,切线的) peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing |
| (逐字的) using exactly the same words; corresponding word for word |
tedium
2
| (外围的,切线的) peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing |
| (度假,休假) leisure time away from work; act of making something legally void |
| (分水岭) crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems |
| (单调乏味) dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom |
terminology
3
| (分水岭) crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems |
| (神韵,活力,热情) enthusiasm or liveliness; energetic style |
| (外围的,切线的) peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing |
| (术语学) vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art |
toed
4
| (有趾的) having a toe or toes of a specified kind |
| (贪婪的,狼吞虎咽的) ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities |
| (浑浊的,搅动了沉淀物的) muddy; having sediment disturbed; heavy, dark, or dense, as smoke or fog |
| (痛打,严责,严惩) win by wide margin; beat thoroughly or heavily; punish or beat severely |
trounce
5
| (痛打,严责,严惩) win by wide margin; beat thoroughly or heavily; punish or beat severely |
| (废物,饭桶,放荡的人) one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer |
| (最后通牒) last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another |
| (贪婪的,狼吞虎咽的) ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities |
turbid
6
| (增长) increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area |
| (术语学) vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art |
| (痛打,严责,严惩) win by wide margin; beat thoroughly or heavily; punish or beat severely |
| (浑浊的,搅动了沉淀物的) muddy; having sediment disturbed; heavy, dark, or dense, as smoke or fog |
turpitude
7
| (鸟爪) claw of a bird of prey; part of lock that key presses to shoot bolt |
| (奸恶,卑鄙) depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act |
| (废物,饭桶,放荡的人) one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer |
| (主题的,主题相关的) relating to motif or idea; relating to theme or topic |
unassailable
8
| (波状的,起浪的,波动的) in waves; fluctuate; having curls |
| (痛打,严责,严惩) win by wide margin; beat thoroughly or heavily; punish or beat severely |
| (贪婪的,狼吞虎咽的) ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities |
| (攻不破的) impossible to assail; without flaws or loopholes |
vacation
9
| (度假,休假) leisure time away from work; act of making something legally void |
| (允许,赐予) guarantee as safe; secure; promise or agree condescendingly, as a special favor; permit |
| (滴,细流) flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip |
| (浑浊的,搅动了沉淀物的) muddy; having sediment disturbed; heavy, dark, or dense, as smoke or fog |
vignette
10
| (小插图) unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book or chapter; short literary sketch |
| (空话,大话) pompous array of words; overabundance of words |
| (难看的) ugly; displeasing to eye; unpleasant to look at |
| (驯良的,温顺的,易处理的) easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile |