3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (1) - Matching Quizzes
abeyance 
1
 | (悬而未决) suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
| (降低,羞辱) humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem |
| (评判,裁断,判决,宣判) hear and settle a case by judicial procedure |
| (分裂,分开) into separate parts or pieces; apart |
accidentally
2
| (出名的大奖) award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| (自治,自治权) independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination |
| (意外地,偶然地) inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically |
| (悬而未决) suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
accolade
3
| (告诉) inform; give notice to; make aware |
| (出名的大奖) award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| (贪婪) greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm |
| (富足,财富) abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth |
adulation
4
| (分裂,分开) into separate parts or pieces; apart |
| (奉承,恭维) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise |
| (控制,限制（自己）) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice |
| (考古学) study of artifacts and relics of early mankind |
aggravating
5
| (恼人的,讨厌的) irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous |
| (出名的大奖) award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| (悬而未决) suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
| (掺杂) make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances |
aghast
6
| (意外地,偶然地) inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically |
| (增加,加强) increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation |
| (反高潮,突降) letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise |
| (吓坏了的) struck by shock, terror, or amazement |
ajar
7
| (告诉) inform; give notice to; make aware |
| (收集,聚集) gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to |
| (增加,加强) increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation |
| ((门窗等)微开的) half-open; slightly turned or opened |
anticlimax
8
| (自治) self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent |
| (洞,穴,孔) opening; diameter of such an opening; hole |
| (鬼,幽灵) ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible |
| (反高潮,突降) letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise |
apolitical
9
| (告诉) inform; give notice to; make aware |
| (不问政治的) having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs |
| (增加,加强) increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation |
| (评判,裁断,判决,宣判) hear and settle a case by judicial procedure |
apparition
10
| (平静下来,（使）冷静下来) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| (鬼,幽灵) ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible |
| (增加) increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time |
| (适应) accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt |