3500 ACT Vocabulary

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tableland  Speak Example sentences
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(高原) hill; relatively flat highland
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(解除神职) strip a priest or minister of church authority; remove from status as member of clergy
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(谦逊的) modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant
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(驯服的,没精打采的) domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
talon  Speak Example sentences
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(责骂的) marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding
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(转运) change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation
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(鸟爪) claw of a bird of prey; part of lock that key presses to shoot bolt
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(出售,卖) sell or offer for sale from place to place; sell
texture  Speak Example sentences
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(穿过) go through or across, often under difficult conditions
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(辩护,维护) clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
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(质地,(材料等)结构) rough surface quality; structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; feel of a surface or a fabric
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(责骂的) marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding
torpor  Speak Example sentences
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(喊叫的,吵闹的) offensively loud; noisy; making outcry
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(增长) increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area
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(迟钝,麻木,不活泼) state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
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(没味道的) lacking flavor; not having or showing good taste
tremendous  Speak Example sentences
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(开始,开端) entrance; starting point for a new state or experience
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(巨大的,惊人的) huge; capable of making one tremble; terrible
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(令人不安的,令人忧虑的) disquieting; causing distress or worry or anxiety
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(节制的,自我控制的) restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
truculent  Speak Example sentences
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(不知情的) not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant
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(粘的) sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
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(残暴的,凶狠的,野蛮的,言词刻毒的,粗野的) disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile
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(迟钝,麻木,不活泼) state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
unassuming  Speak Example sentences
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(谦逊的) modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant
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(节制的,自我控制的) restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
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(流浪者) person without permanent home who moves from place to place; wanderer; tramp
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(变化,多样性,变种) diversity; quality or condition of being various or varied
unify  Speak Example sentences
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(流浪者) person without permanent home who moves from place to place; wanderer; tramp
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(质地,(材料等)结构) rough surface quality; structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; feel of a surface or a fabric
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(统一,使成一体) integrate; make into or become one unit
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(转运) change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation
unstinting  Speak Example sentences
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(滴,细流) flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip
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(巨大的,惊人的) huge; capable of making one tremble; terrible
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(慷慨的,无保留的) generous and tireless with one's contributions of time, money
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(开始,开端) entrance; starting point for a new state or experience
vagabond  Speak Example sentences
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(辩护,维护) clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
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(断奶,丢弃) gradually deprive infants of mother's milk; detach affections of
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(杂色的) streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
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(流浪者) person without permanent home who moves from place to place; wanderer; tramp