3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (1) - Matching Quizzes
accident 
1
 | (酸的,尖锐,刻薄) slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic |
| (意外事件,事故) event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event |
| (建筑,建筑学) art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures |
| (无用的附加物) something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior |
adaptable
2
| (能适应的,适应能力强的) flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use |
| (奉承,恭维) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise |
| (辅助的) helper, additional or subsidiary |
| (副业,业余爱好) activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment |
algorithm
3
| (算法) established procedure for solving problem |
| (不规则,异常,反常) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order |
| (建筑,建筑学) art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures |
| (意外事件,事故) event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event |
alimentary
4
| (讨厌,敌意) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
| (贪婪,贪财) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
| (副业,业余爱好) activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment |
| (营养的) providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion |
altruistic
5
| (无私的,关心他人的) unselfishly generous; concerned for others |
| (不成功的,失败) unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless |
| (磨损,侵蚀) wear away by friction; scrape; erode |
| (猛禽的窝) nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place |
anomaly
6
| (使难堪) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
| (不规则,异常,反常) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order |
| (无神论) denying existence of God; godless |
| (历史环境,历史背景) preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background |
antecede
7
| (营养的) providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion |
| (机器人) mechanism that imitates actions of humans |
| (厌恶,抵制) firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike |
| (先于) precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order |
anticlimax
8
| (反高潮,突降) letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise |
| (无私的,关心他人的) unselfishly generous; concerned for others |
| (群岛) group of closely located islands |
| (奉承,恭维) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise |
apotheosis
9
| (枯萎,萎缩,衰退,结束) wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease |
| (收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit |
| (辅助的) helper, additional or subsidiary |
| (神圣,典范) elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something |
apprenticeship
10
| (学徒身份) term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice |
| (援助,帮助) give help or support to, especially as a subordinate |
| (先于) precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order |
| (不成功的,失败) unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless |