3500 ACT Vocabulary

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facetious  Speak Example sentences
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(预防) prevent by taking action in advance
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(华丽的) elaborately or excessively ornamented
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(诚实的) free from deceit; sincere; honest
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(不合时宜的玩笑,幽默) joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
feign  Speak Example sentences
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(猜测,推测) form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means of knowledge; judge of at random
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(假装,捏造) make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
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(搜寻(食物)) hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
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(争吵) battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
feint  Speak Example sentences
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(疯狂的,狂热的) excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion
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(否认,拒绝) speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
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(假的,淡的,不鲜明的,佯攻) trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver
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(词汇表) brief explanation of words, often placed at back of book
file  Speak Example sentences
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(树叶) masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
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(子女的) having or assuming relationship of child or offspring to parent
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(档案) line; proceed in line
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(委屈,冤情,不平) cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
filial  Speak Example sentences
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(语言夸张的,词藻浮华的) speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy
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(子女的) having or assuming relationship of child or offspring to parent
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(断断续续,间歇) intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable
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(假的,淡的,不鲜明的,佯攻) trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver
finicky  Speak Example sentences
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(假装,捏造) make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
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(疯狂的,狂热的) excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion
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(坦白的,直率的) honest; sincere; open and sincere in expression; straightforward
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(过分讲究,鸡毛蒜皮) insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fussy
flamboyant  Speak Example sentences
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(制造,编造(谎言)) build; put together out of components or parts
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(华丽的) elaborately or excessively ornamented
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(不详的预感) expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen
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(动作,手势) deliberate, vigorous motion or gesture
forestall  Speak Example sentences
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(虚构的) imaginary; invented, as opposed to real
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(词汇表) brief explanation of words, often placed at back of book
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(预防) prevent by taking action in advance
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(疯狂的,狂热的) excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion
fraudulent  Speak Example sentences
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(俭省节约) thrift; prudent economy; sparing use
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(动作,手势) deliberate, vigorous motion or gesture
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(欺骗的) cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
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(树叶) masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
frigid  Speak Example sentences
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(大帆船) large sailing ship, usually having two or more decks and carrying guns
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(想象出来的,不真实的) fictional, relating to imaginative creation
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(刺骨寒) intensely cold; lacking warmth; stiff and formal in manner
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(固定的,不变的) firmly in position; stationary