3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (1) - Matching Quizzes
abash 
1
 | (使难堪) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
| (授权,批准) empower; give permission for; sanction |
| (向上) in or into a high place; high or higher up |
| (觉醒,激励) act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep |
abhor
2
| (讨厌,敌意) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
| (觉醒,激励) act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep |
| (管理) govern; supervise; give or apply medications |
| (憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate |
acclivity
3
| (上山的陡坡,斜坡) upward slope, as of hill |
| (独裁) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
| (赞扬,表扬) applaud; announce with great approval |
| (模棱两可) unclear or doubtful in meaning |
acrimonious
4
| (挖苦的,尖酸的（语言,行为）) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| (毗连,临近,贴近) be next to; be contiguous to; border on |
| (厌恶,抵制) firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike |
| (头韵) repetition of beginning sound in poetry |
admittedly
5
| (使难堪) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
| (公认地,诚然,无可否认地) doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly |
| (钦佩,赞美) favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval |
| (上山的陡坡,斜坡) upward slope, as of hill |
adverse
6
| (断言) state without proof; assert to be true |
| (漠不关心) lack of caring; indifference |
| (讨厌,敌意) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
| (熟练,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
affirmation
7
| (熟练,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
| (公认地,诚然,无可否认地) doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly |
| (正面肯定,确认) positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath |
| (敌意) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition |
allege
8
| (统治,控制) superiority or decisive advantage; domination |
| (断言) state without proof; assert to be true |
| (使难堪) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
| (害怕) fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding |
allegory
9
| (向上) in or into a high place; high or higher up |
| (正面肯定,确认) positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath |
| (寓言) symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form |
| (独裁) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
aperture
10
| (降低,羞辱) humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem |
| (尖锐,尖酸) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent |
| (公认地,诚然,无可否认地) doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly |
| (洞,穴,孔) opening; diameter of such an opening; hole |