3500 ACT Vocabulary

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badinage  Speak Example sentences
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(开玩笑,揶揄,取消) teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
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(均衡的,平稳的) hold or carry in equilibrium
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(（吟游）诗人) poet, especially lyric poet
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(擦拭) make shiny by rubbing; polish
baffle  Speak Example sentences
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(欢乐,高兴) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
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(挫败) frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
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(冲击) main impact or shock; main burden
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(欺骗,诱骗,消磨时间,消遣,迷住) mislead; delude; deceive by guile
balanced  Speak Example sentences
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(壁垒) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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(交易商) trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money
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(金条,银条) gold and silver in the form of bars
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(均衡的,平稳的) hold or carry in equilibrium
bantering  Speak Example sentences
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(可笑的,嘲弄的) good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone
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(活泼的,轻快的) marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner
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(壁垒) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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(泥泞的,湿的) wet thoroughly; stain with mud; soil or wet by dragging in dirt, mud, moist places
barely  Speak Example sentences
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(仅仅) just; only; hardly; scarcely
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(活泼的,轻快的) marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner
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(发芽,成长) grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
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(争吵) fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
barterer  Speak Example sentences
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(交易商) trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money
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(弄脏) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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(发芽,成长) grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
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(大声喊叫,令人眩晕的强光) loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
belie  Speak Example sentences
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(屏障,障碍物) hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
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(大声喊叫,令人眩晕的强光) loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
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(轰击（导弹）) attack with missiles; continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position
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(掩饰,造成假象,矛盾) contradict; give a false impression
bellicose  Speak Example sentences
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(好斗的,好战的) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
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(交易商) trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money
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(掩饰,造成假象,矛盾) contradict; give a false impression
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(波涛翻滚) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
bilious  Speak Example sentences
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(欺骗,诱骗,消磨时间,消遣,迷住) mislead; delude; deceive by guile
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(消化不良,易怒) suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly
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(好斗的,好战的) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
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(波涛翻滚) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
billowing  Speak Example sentences
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(（吟游）诗人) poet, especially lyric poet
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(猥亵的,下流的,卖淫的) indecent; obscene; humorously coarse
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(波涛翻滚) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
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(好斗的,好战的) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative