3500 ACT Vocabulary

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caldron  Speak Example sentences
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(大锅) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
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(同事,同僚) fellow worker; associate; co-worker
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(引起争论的,好争吵的) quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
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(变色龙) lizard that changes color in different situations
category  Speak Example sentences
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(同时存在,共存) exist together, at the same time, or in the same place
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(不正直的,不诚实的,欺诈的) having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved
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(种类,类目,范畴) group; class; collection of things sharing a common attribute
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((政治或商业性)活动,竞选活动) battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
celebrated  Speak Example sentences
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(伤心,失望委屈) anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
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(名人的,著名的) famous; well-known; having illustrious past
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(有血缘的,同宗的) of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
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(慢跑) slow gallop; moderate running pace of horse
censorious  Speak Example sentences
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(相似的人或物,配对物) duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
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(小圈子,同行) small exclusive group of friends or associates
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(批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
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(同时存在,共存) exist together, at the same time, or in the same place
cipher  Speak Example sentences
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(贪婪) greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth
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(密码,数字) secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
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(凸的) curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
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(无数的) innumerable; infinite; too many to count
clench  Speak Example sentences
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(停止) bringing or coming to end; ceasing
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(慢跑) slow gallop; moderate running pace of horse
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(警戒线) line around an area to enclose or guard it
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(牢牢抓住) close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch
cloying  Speak Example sentences
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(倒胃口,过度的) distasteful because excessive; excessively sweet or sentimental
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(接触着的,接近的,邻近的,接壤的) sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
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(慢跑) slow gallop; moderate running pace of horse
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(大锅) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
cogency  Speak Example sentences
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(结果,产物) natural consequence or effect; result
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(说服力) power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility
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(名人的,著名的) famous; well-known; having illustrious past
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(不正直的,不诚实的,欺诈的) having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved
comprehension  Speak Example sentences
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(贪婪) greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth
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(同事,同僚) fellow worker; associate; co-worker
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(合同书,特许证) document issued by a sovereign, legislature, or other authority; contract for commercial leasing of vessel
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(理解,包含) grasp; ability to understand
conflict  Speak Example sentences
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(争论,冲突,斗争) fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events
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(批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
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(种类,类目,范畴) group; class; collection of things sharing a common attribute
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(注释,评论) express an opinion; remark