3500 ACT Vocabulary
| 3500 ACT Vocabulary | Introduction |
| Group (4) - Matching Quizzes |    |
dangerous 
1
 | (危险的) full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe |
| (领域,范围) field; territory over which rule or control is exercised; networked computers that share a common address |
| (不和谐的,冲突的) not harmonious; conflicting; disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant |
| (分心,分散注意力) cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle |
defection
2
| (放纵,挥霍) lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices |
| (贬低,降低) reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade |
| (故意地) intentionally; purposely; with careful consideration or deliberation; with full intent; |
| (缺点,逃跑,叛逃) withdrawing support or help; act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty |
defensive
3
| (减少,变小) dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so |
| (耗尽,减少) decrease fullness of; use up or empty out |
| (温文尔雅,友好,殷勤) friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful |
| (自卫的) intended or appropriate for defending against; protective |
deft
4
| (温文尔雅,友好,殷勤) friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful |
| (深恶,憎恶) dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards |
| (平静的,公平的) calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice |
| (灵巧的,敏锐地) quick and skillful; neat in action or performance |
dehydrate
5
| (脱水) remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids |
| (分心,分散注意力) cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle |
| (故意地) intentionally; purposely; with careful consideration or deliberation; with full intent; |
| (屈服,屈尊) condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice |
deleterious
6
| (屈服,屈尊) condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice |
| (有害的) having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous |
| (甜美的（声音）) sweet sounding; pleasing to ear; melodious |
| (自卫的) intended or appropriate for defending against; protective |
deviate
7
| (屈服,屈尊) condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice |
| (甜美的（声音）) sweet sounding; pleasing to ear; melodious |
| (背离) turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge |
| ((使)瓦解,(使)碎裂) fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles |
devise
8
| (描绘,描述) portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out |
| (渣滓,废物) waste or impure matter; worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter |
| (减少,变小) dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so |
| (设计,发明) form, plan, or arrange in the mind; transmit or give by will |
devotee
9
| (热心的追随者) enthusiastic follower; one who is devoted or self-dedicated to a cause or practice |
| (脱水) remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids |
| (稀缺,缺乏) scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops |
| (背离) turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge |
dexterous
10
| (灵巧的,右撇子) skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill |
| (减少,变小) dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so |
| ((使)瓦解,(使)碎裂) fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles |
| (设计,发明) form, plan, or arrange in the mind; transmit or give by will |