3500 ACT Vocabulary

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juxtaposition  Speak Example sentences
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(桂冠,荣誉) honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit
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(并列,并置) act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
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(巨大的,大数量级的) extent; greatness of rank, size, or position
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(食品室,储藏室) pantry; place where food is kept
kaleidoscope  Speak Example sentences
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(万花筒) tube in which patterns made by reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass; produce interesting symmetrical effects
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(清算) settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
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(狂妄自大) mental disorder with delusions of grandeur
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(主旨,本意,动机) dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
largess  Speak Example sentences
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(食品室,储藏室) pantry; place where food is kept
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(巨大的,大数量级的) extent; greatness of rank, size, or position
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(桂冠,荣誉) honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit
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(赠送,赠礼) generous gift; money or gifts bestowed
leaven  Speak Example sentences
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(发酵) cause to rise, especially by fermentation; add a rising agent to
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(安静,暂停,温和气候) moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
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(小集团,政治团伙) group of men joined in political intrigue; group of military officers ruling a country
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(连续虔诚的祈祷) repetitive or incantatory recital; long and tedious address
legislation  Speak Example sentences
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(撒谎成性的,撒谎的,假的) lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely
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(讽刺的) ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art
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(千篇一律的) uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
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(立法) lawmaking; the act of making or enacting laws ; law enacted by a legislative body
lengthen  Speak Example sentences
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(可笑的用词错误) comic misuse of word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound
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(戏法,花招) show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers
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(延长,使变长) extend; make or become longer
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(缺乏远见) nearsighted; lacking foresight; narrow minded
liquidate  Speak Example sentences
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(好战的) fighting or warring; having a combative character; aggressive
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(闷闷不乐) feeling of depression or gloom; sullenness
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(清算) settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
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(错误的名字,写错名字,用词不当) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object
locally  Speak Example sentences
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(巨大的,大数量级的) extent; greatness of rank, size, or position
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(连续虔诚的祈祷) repetitive or incantatory recital; long and tedious address
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(在地方上,在当地) in that area; to a restricted area of the body
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(僧侣的,遁入空门的,不问世事) related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns
lore  Speak Example sentences
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(讽刺的) ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art
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(在地方上,在当地) in that area; to a restricted area of the body
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(缺乏远见) nearsighted; lacking foresight; narrow minded
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(口头传说,学问,知识) legend; wisdom; knowledge acquired through education or experience
lull  Speak Example sentences
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(在地方上,在当地) in that area; to a restricted area of the body
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(立法) lawmaking; the act of making or enacting laws ; law enacted by a legislative body
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(大量地,大半地) in a large manner; for the most part; mainly
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(安静,暂停,温和气候) moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest