3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (8) - Matching Quizzes
jealousy 
1
 | (侮辱,体罚) cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass |
| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (妒忌,羡慕) envy; jealous attitude or disposition |
| (故障,失灵) failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning |
jettison
2
| (投弃货物) throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship |
| (诅咒) curse; evil speaking; utterance of curse or execration |
| (狂热好战分子,侵略主义者) extremely aggressive and militant patriot; one who advocates aggressive nationalism |
| (疯狂的,无理智的) wildly disordered; excessive enthusiasm or excitement; insane |
jingoist
3
| (厚重的,结实的,纪念的) massive; taking a great amount of time and effort to complete; in manner of a monument |
| (悲伤,恸哭) grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply |
| (狂热好战分子,侵略主义者) extremely aggressive and militant patriot; one who advocates aggressive nationalism |
| (善变的,无常的) capricious; liable to sudden unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament |
laborious
4
| (艰苦的,勤劳的) demanding much work or care; tedious |
| (模仿,摹拟) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (奉为名人,游览名胜) look on or treat a person as celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them |
| (垂死的) dying; in dying state; approaching death; about to die |
lament
5
| (侮辱,体罚) cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass |
| (悲伤,恸哭) grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply |
| (投弃货物) throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship |
| (名气,尊严) celebrity; person who is an inspiration to others; person who has achieved eminence in specific field |
languish
6
| (诅咒) curse; evil speaking; utterance of curse or execration |
| (无力的,憔悴的) lose animation; be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor |
| (扫兴的人或事) one who spoils pleasure or fun of others; spoilsport |
| (手册) guide book; hand-operated |
literary
7
| (字典) dictionary; a stock of terms used in particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary |
| (动机,刺激) incentive; psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal |
| (华丽的,高尚的,丰富的) grand or noble in thought or deed; outstanding of its kind |
| (文学(上)的,从事写作的) knowledgeable about literature; of or relating to or characteristic of literature |
literate
8
| (奉为名人,游览名胜) look on or treat a person as celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them |
| (妒忌,羡慕) envy; jealous attitude or disposition |
| (有文化的,有阅读和写作能力的) educated; schooled; one who can read and write |
| (艰苦的,勤劳的) demanding much work or care; tedious |
locate
9
| (找出,定位,设置) find; monitor; settle; determine or specify the position or limits o |
| ((言语,写作中的)特殊习惯,怪癖) exaggerated display; behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual |
| (小山包) small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of hill |
| (疯狂的,无理智的) wildly disordered; excessive enthusiasm or excitement; insane |
maniacal
10
| (子午线,正午,顶点,全盛时期) imaginary circle on surface of the earth through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; noon |
| (名气,尊严) celebrity; person who is an inspiration to others; person who has achieved eminence in specific field |
| (妒忌,羡慕) envy; jealous attitude or disposition |
| (疯狂的,无理智的) wildly disordered; excessive enthusiasm or excitement; insane |