3500 ACT Vocabulary

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deadpan  Speak Example sentences
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(掠夺) deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils
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(没有表情的,呆板的) wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look
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(悲伤) sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
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(排水,排泄) emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
decelerate  Speak Example sentences
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(使人惊讶) fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound
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(减慢) slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
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(使膨胀,使扩大) make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
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(端庄的,认真的,腼腆的) modest and reserved in manner or behavior
decimate  Speak Example sentences
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(掠夺) deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils
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(残杀（十个里面杀一个）) destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
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(分离,没有关系的) separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
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(消化,理解) process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body
demagogue  Speak Example sentences
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(肮脏的,衣衫不整) lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned
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(煽动政治家) person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
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(瓦解,腐烂) breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
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(指示,根据名字区别) meaning or indication; distinguishing by name; something, such as a sign or symbol, that denotes
demure  Speak Example sentences
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(持久的,耐用的) lasting; long-lasting; enduring
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(多样的,各异的) vary; go in different directions from the same point
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(端庄的,认真的,腼腆的) modest and reserved in manner or behavior
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(瓦解,腐烂) breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
desecrate  Speak Example sentences
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(魔鬼的) extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon
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(亵渎) violate with violence, especially to sacred place
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(沉闷的,阴郁的) gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
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(不同,差距) difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
despoil  Speak Example sentences
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(降级,降格,退化) humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
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(遗弃的,废弃的) left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
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(下坡) downward slope, as of a hill
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(掠夺) deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils
detriment  Speak Example sentences
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(伤害,危害) harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss
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(蒸馏,萃取,提炼,提纯) give off liquid; purify; refine; increase the concentration of
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(不满意,不满足) dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy; uneasy in mind
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(残杀（十个里面杀一个）) destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
digestion  Speak Example sentences
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(消化,理解) process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body
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(蒸馏,萃取,提炼,提纯) give off liquid; purify; refine; increase the concentration of
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(亵渎) violate with violence, especially to sacred place
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(离婚) end a marriage; legal dissolution of a marriage
discontented  Speak Example sentences
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(悲伤) sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
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(持久的,耐用的) lasting; long-lasting; enduring
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(不满意,不满足) dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy; uneasy in mind
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(剥夺（公民权）) deprive of civil right; deprive someone of franchise, generally their right to vote