3500 ACT Vocabulary
| 3500 ACT Vocabulary | Introduction |
| Group (5) - Matching Quizzes |    |
effigy 
1
 | (估计) judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate |
| (昼夜平分点,春分,秋分) period of equal days and nights; beginning of Spring and Autumn |
| (假人,被人憎恨的人物或形象) crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person |
| (激怒) make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly |
elixir
2
| (挤压,逼) force or push out; drive away; displace or remove, as a person from a place or office |
| (包治百病,万能药) substance believed to cure all ills |
| (使尴尬,使困窘) humiliate; shame; cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert |
| (鼓舞) give energy to; make forceful and active; supply with an electric current |
eloquent
3
| (善于表达的,有口才的) vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive |
| (插曲式的) loosely connected; divided into incidents; occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals |
| (贫(无)齿类动物) having few teeth; lacking teeth |
| (激怒) make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly |
emend
4
| (抹掉) rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing |
| (估计) judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate |
| (努力,尽力,成果) exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object |
| (订正,校正) correct; improve by critical editing; free from fault; alter for the better |
eminent
5
| (贫(无)齿类动物) having few teeth; lacking teeth |
| (高的) standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth |
| (根除,灭绝) eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man |
| (清除,净化) clean; remove offensive parts of book |
engrave
6
| (雕刻,镌版,铭刻在心) carve or cut into a block or surface, as used for printing; impress deeply as if by carving |
| (离开,启程) departure of a large number of people |
| (席卷,吞没) absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely |
| (书信的) consisting of letters; written in form of or carried on by letters |
enrapture
7
| (解释性的) explanatory; serving to explain |
| (去除) cut away; cut out; remove by or as if by cutting |
| (过度的,过分的,过多的) extreme; inordinate; too much |
| (使其狂喜) please intensely; fill with great delight or joy |
enterprising
8
| (有魄力) full of initiative; marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative |
| (镶边,绣花,添油加醋) decorate with needlework; add details to |
| (过度的) greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits |
| (努力,尽力,成果) exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object |
epidermis
9
| (表皮,皮肤) outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates |
| (使其狂喜) please intensely; fill with great delight or joy |
| (过度的,过分的,过多的) extreme; inordinate; too much |
| (枚举) list each one; mention one by one |
equinox
10
| (昼夜平分点,春分,秋分) period of equal days and nights; beginning of Spring and Autumn |
| (赞美) praise highly; glorify; celebrate |
| (书信的) consisting of letters; written in form of or carried on by letters |
| (绰号) word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing |