3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (1) - Matching Quizzes
abash 
1
 | (避免) make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing |
| (拨款) funding; money set aside for a specific purpose |
| (使难堪) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
| (抛弃,放弃) giving up completely; freedom from constraint |
abjure
2
| (匿名的) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
| (发誓放弃) renounce upon oath; abandon forever |
| (擅长于) expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude |
| (帮助,鼓励) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
abridge
3
| (删节,节选) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| (刺激,激起,唤醒) excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep |
| (酸的,尖锐,刻薄) slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic |
| (收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit |
accelerating
4
| (瞄,斜视) with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes |
| (熟悉) inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar |
| (被抛弃的,废置的) recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction |
| (加速的) increasing in speed |
accommodate
5
| (援助,帮助) give help or support to, especially as a subordinate |
| (增加) increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time |
| (努力,奋发) demanding great effort or labor; difficult |
| (招待,食宿,适应) do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for |
achievement
6
| (格言,警句,谚语) definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion |
| (成就,功绩) feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective |
| (提高,发展,提升) proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward |
| (巨大,广阔) enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy |
acquaint
7
| (上山的陡坡,斜坡) upward slope, as of hill |
| (尖锐,尖酸) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent |
| (增加) increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time |
| (熟悉) inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar |
acrid
8
| (缺少的,不在的,缺席的) go away or leave ; missing; not present |
| (拨款) funding; money set aside for a specific purpose |
| (尖锐,尖酸) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent |
| (收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit |
anodyne
9
| (无神论者) one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality |
| (权威,独裁) having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial |
| (努力,奋发) demanding great effort or labor; difficult |
| (止痛药,起安慰作用的事物) source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain |
apply
10
| (权威,独裁) having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial |
| (苦行,禁欲) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| (加速的) increasing in speed |
| (应用,适用) exert; put into service; avail oneself to; |