3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (3) - Matching Quizzes
cantankerous 
1
 | (小心的,仔细地) full of care; anxious; solicitous; taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious |
| (腐蚀) destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away |
| (脾气坏,易发怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
| (合同书,特许证) document issued by a sovereign, legislature, or other authority; contract for commercial leasing of vessel |
careen
2
| (大火灾,大火) large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict |
| (倾斜) lean to one side, as a ship under press of sail; sway from side to side |
| (新闻报道,报道) extent to which something is covered; news as presented by reporters |
| (秃鹰) largest flying birds in the western hemisphere; gold coin of some South American countries |
cavalcade
3
| (草丛,树丛,灌木丛,一块,一团) cluster or close group of bushes, trees; mass; sound of heavy treading |
| (放弃,屈服于,投降) yield or formally resign and surrender to another |
| (编纂) arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize |
| (队伍) ceremonial procession or display; succession or series |
centripetal
4
| (成分) element; ingredient; abstract part of something |
| (向心) tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis |
| (皱的) wrinkled; shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges |
| (耕种,培养) improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of |
ceremony
5
| (草丛,树丛,灌木丛,一块,一团) cluster or close group of bushes, trees; mass; sound of heavy treading |
| (成分) element; ingredient; abstract part of something |
| (耕种,培养) improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of |
| (典礼,仪式,礼节) formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom |
chaos
6
| (易燃的,可燃的,易燃物) capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited |
| (谨慎,吝啬) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving |
| (同行,圈内人) group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose |
| (混乱) disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass |
chary
7
| (谨慎,吝啬) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving |
| (小心地,谨慎地) gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner |
| (自负,自大,离奇古怪的想法) overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride |
| (怜悯,同情) feel or express pity or sympathy for |
clench
8
| (共存) existing concurrently; in company or combination |
| (成分) element; ingredient; abstract part of something |
| (引起争论的,好争吵的) quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy |
| (牢牢抓住) close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch |
codify
9
| (一百年的,百岁的) of hundredth anniversary; lasting or aged a hundred years |
| (编纂) arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize |
| (种类,类目,范畴) group; class; collection of things sharing a common attribute |
| (小心地,谨慎地) gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner |
commiserate
10
| (接触着的,接近的,邻近的,接壤的) sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring |
| (怜悯,同情) feel or express pity or sympathy for |
| (熟悉) familiar, as by study or experience; able to converse knowledgeably |
| (滑稽的,好笑的,喜剧的) arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous |