3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (1) - Matching Quizzes
abridge 
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 | (习惯了的) habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary |
| (到来,出现) coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important |
| (论文,文章) essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class |
| (删节,节选) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
abstemious
2
| (外国的,外国人的,来自其他星球的) dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person |
| (权威,独裁) having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial |
| (控制,限制（自己）) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice |
| (节制（饮食）,调节) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
accusation
3
| (强调,重音) emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent |
| (刺激,激起,唤醒) excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep |
| (尖锐) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness |
| (谴责,控告) indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party |
acuity
4
| (模棱两可) unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| (环境) particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment |
| (尖锐) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness |
| (谴责,控告) indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party |
adhesive
5
| (胶,粘贴物) glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together |
| (尖锐) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness |
| (吓坏了的) struck by shock, terror, or amazement |
| (控制,限制（自己）) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice |
advance
6
| (尖锐) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness |
| (提高,发展,提升) proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward |
| (避免) make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing |
| (磨损,侵蚀) wear away by friction; scrape; erode |
advent
7
| (支持者,追随者) person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause |
| (到来,出现) coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important |
| (谴责,控告) indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party |
| (出名的大奖) award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
agitate
8
| (激怒,打扰) cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb |
| (节制（饮食）,调节) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| (环境) particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment |
| (外国的,外国人的,来自其他星球的) dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person |
ajar
9
| ((门窗等)微开的) half-open; slightly turned or opened |
| (寓言) symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form |
| (激怒,打扰) cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb |
| (权威,独裁) having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial |
allay
10
| (磨损,侵蚀) wear away by friction; scrape; erode |
| (避免) make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing |
| (暴行) brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness |
| (平静下来,（使）冷静下来) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |