3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (8) - Matching Quizzes
jocose 
1
 | (槌棒) hammer; a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head; a light drumstick with a rounded head |
| (草地,草坪,草场) landscape; grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow |
| (诙谐的) given to joking; merry; humorous |
| (特立独行的,不遵守传统的) independent in thought and action |
jubilant
2
| (误传,有意制造误解) give false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative |
| (五行打油诗) humorous short verse; nonsense song or verse |
| (旋律优美的,悦耳的) harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds |
| (欢腾的,喜气洋洋的) happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success |
kaleidoscope
3
| (连续虔诚的祈祷) repetitive or incantatory recital; long and tedious address |
| (万花筒) tube in which patterns made by reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass; produce interesting symmetrical effects |
| (五行打油诗) humorous short verse; nonsense song or verse |
| (放大,扩大) intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge |
lament
4
| (悲伤,恸哭) grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply |
| (缓慢的,迟缓的) slow; sluggish; wasting time |
| (动机) emotion, desire, physiological need; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior |
| (不满的,不满现状的) person dissatisfied with current conditions; discontented person |
linchpin
5
| (蒙太奇) photographic composition combining elements from different sources |
| (气象学) earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be |
| (悲哀的) mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to exaggerated degree |
| (关键) something that holds or links various parts together |
liquid
6
| ((砖,石灰等)窑,炉) large oven; furnace |
| (旋律优美的,悦耳的) harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds |
| (液体,流体) fluid; juice; substance in fluid state |
| (曲解) interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of |
litany
7
| (连续虔诚的祈祷) repetitive or incantatory recital; long and tedious address |
| (无忧无虑的,快乐的,轻松的) gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree |
| (极小的) very small; tiny; lowercase letter |
| (放大,扩大) intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge |
loath
8
| (不情愿的,勉强) unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike |
| (谦虚的,适度的) humble; less ambitious; moderate |
| (语言学) humanistic study of language and literature |
| (极小的) very small; tiny; lowercase letter |
meander
9
| (不情愿的,勉强) unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike |
| (草地,草坪,草场) landscape; grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow |
| (弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (桂冠,荣誉) honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit |
melodious
10
| (弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (值得称赞的) deserving of praise; worthy of high praise |
| (宏观世界,全范围,全域,大宇宙,大世界) the whole universe or entire world; complex structure, such as society, considered as single entity that contains numerous smaller-scale structures |
| (旋律优美的,悦耳的) harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds |