3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
elbow 
1
 | (生效的,能干的,有效率的) effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input |
| (卸下,流出) discharge; release liquid in drops or small quantities |
| (瘦弱的,脆弱的) very thin especially from disease or hunger |
| (肘) hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm |
embroiled
2
| (开脱,洗脱) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
| (迷惑不解) throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated |
| (悦耳的) pPleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound |
| (生效的,能干的,有效率的) effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input |
engender
3
| (迷惑不解) throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated |
| ((逐步或暗中)侵占,蚕食) intrude; invade; take another's rights gradually; advance beyond proper or former limits |
| (经验主义) derived from experiment and observation rather than theory |
| (产生,导致) cause; bring into existence; give rise to |
engrave
4
| (昼夜平分点,春分,秋分) period of equal days and nights; beginning of Spring and Autumn |
| (爆炸,爆发) erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure |
| (扩张的,爽快的,广阔的) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size |
| (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 |
enmity
5
| (作为典型,具体化) serve as an example of; embody |
| (肘) hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm |
| (憎恨,仇恨) ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile |
| (难以理解的,深奥的) hard to understand; known only in a particular group |
entitled
6
| (阐释,博览会) exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue |
| (肘) hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm |
| (命名) giving one's name to a tribe, people, city, year, or period; regarded as founder or originator |
| (有资格的) eligible; qualified; qualified for by right according to law |
entomology
7
| (去除) cut away; cut out; remove by or as if by cutting |
| (订正,校正) correct; improve by critical editing; free from fault; alter for the better |
| (肤浅的,不重要的) not essential; coming from outside |
| (昆虫学) study of insects; branch of zoology which treats of insects |
eponymous
8
| (阐释,博览会) exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue |
| (命名) giving one's name to a tribe, people, city, year, or period; regarded as founder or originator |
| (解释性的) explanatory; serving to explain |
| (仿效,抗衡) be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel |
escapist
9
| (扩张的,爽快的,广阔的) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size |
| (逃避现实的(人)) escaping into a world of fantasy from real life; intended for or tending toward escape |
| (仿效,抗衡) be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel |
| (解释,启迪) make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify |
esoteric
10
| (难以理解的,深奥的) hard to understand; known only in a particular group |
| (使变弱) weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve |
| (包围) surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop |
| (迷惑不解) throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated |