3500 ACT Vocabulary

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facetious  Speak Example sentences
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(促进,帮助,使变容易) help bring about; make less difficult
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(不合时宜的玩笑,幽默) joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
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(鼓动,煽动) try to stir up public opinion; promote growth of; apply warm lotion to
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(充斥,过量) fill beyond capacity, especially with food; swallow greedlly
fallible  Speak Example sentences
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(家具) movable articles in a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working
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(容易犯错的) likely to fail or be inaccurate
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(格斗,摔跤) wrestle; come to grips with; seize firmly, as with the hands
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(粗笨的,粗糙的) awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
fastidious  Speak Example sentences
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(粗笨的,粗糙的) awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
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(挑剔的,难伺候的) difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
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(生长,繁荣,茂盛,健康成长) grow well; decorate with ornaments; be in a period of productivity
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(愚蠢的,不可理喻的,不理智的) foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
fatuous  Speak Example sentences
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(愚蠢的,不可理喻的,不理智的) foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
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(忠诚) faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
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(瞪着,愤怒的看着) look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare
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(爱空想的) imaginative; not based on fact; dubious
fictional  Speak Example sentences
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(漂浮,使漂浮) drift along; make the surface of level or smooth; move lightly
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(虚构的) imaginary; invented, as opposed to real
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(有绒毛的,空洞的) lacking depth or precision; fuzzy; light and airy; soft
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(粒化) form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
firm  Speak Example sentences
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(断断续续,间歇) intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable
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(野生的,未驯服的) not domestic; wild; existing in wild or untamed state
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(粒化) form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
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(结实的,坚定的) hard; solid; resolute; determined
fishy  Speak Example sentences
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(华而不实的) very showy or ornamented, especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
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(断断续续,间歇) intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable
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(鱼的,鱼味的,腥臭的) dull and expressionless, like the eye of a fish; suspicious; inspiring doubt
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(促进,增进) get greater distance; make more in advance
fitful  Speak Example sentences
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(挑剔的,难伺候的) difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
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(容易犯错的) likely to fail or be inaccurate
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(令人恐惧的,引起突然惊恐的) inspiring with fear; causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary
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(断断续续,间歇) intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable
flaccid  Speak Example sentences
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(断断续续,间歇) intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable
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(弱的,无活力的) acting in strength, firmness, or resilience
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(格斗,摔跤) wrestle; come to grips with; seize firmly, as with the hands
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(愚蠢的,不可理喻的,不理智的) foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
fluffy  Speak Example sentences
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(爱空想的) imaginative; not based on fact; dubious
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(弱的,无活力的) acting in strength, firmness, or resilience
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(有绒毛的,空洞的) lacking depth or precision; fuzzy; light and airy; soft
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(过分的) offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting