3500 ACT Vocabulary

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calorific  Speak Example sentences
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(产热的) capable of producing heat; causing heat; heating
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(脾气坏,吝啬) ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
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(狂欢节) festivity; traveling amusement show usually including rides, games, and sideshows
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(谜的) cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
cameo  Speak Example sentences
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(宪法,构造,体质,体格) law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something
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(使接触,联系) get in touch with; reach
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(贝壳上的浮雕,特写（演员）) piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film
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(证明有罪,宣告有罪) find or declare guilty
celestial  Speak Example sentences
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(贝壳上的浮雕,特写（演员）) piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film
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(食肉的) eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
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(导泻,通便,疏泄) purging or cleansing of any passage of body
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(天体的,天堂的) relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
chaffing  Speak Example sentences
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(迎合) supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
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(天真无邪) angelic; innocent-looking; like a baby; infantile
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(开玩笑) joking; use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule
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(裂缝,裂口) crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
characterize  Speak Example sentences
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(表现的特色,刻画的性格) distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
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(证明有罪,宣告有罪) find or declare guilty
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(未婚的,独身的) unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse
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(顺时针方向的(地)) in the direction that the hands of a clock move
chide  Speak Example sentences
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(斥责) scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
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(欢乐,高兴) festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
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(粗笨的,累赘) heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
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(诽谤,中伤) false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
cleft  Speak Example sentences
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(裂缝,裂口) crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
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(大为吃惊,(极度的)惊愕,惊恐) intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
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(合作的,协力的) done with or working with others
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(天真无邪) angelic; innocent-looking; like a baby; infantile
cluster  Speak Example sentences
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(贝壳上的浮雕,特写（演员）) piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film
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(簇,串,群) group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely
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(天真无邪) angelic; innocent-looking; like a baby; infantile
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(表现的特色,刻画的性格) distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
complacency  Speak Example sentences
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(天真无邪) angelic; innocent-looking; like a baby; infantile
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(抱怨,怨言) expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism
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(自满,装模作样) feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
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(导泻,通便,疏泄) purging or cleansing of any passage of body
confound  Speak Example sentences
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(投降) surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
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(分量或部件,选举人,投票人) component or part; citizen, voter
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(裂缝,裂口) crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
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(谜的) cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up