3500 ACT Vocabulary

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jovial  Speak Example sentences
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(高高在上的) high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
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(五行打油诗) humorous short verse; nonsense song or verse
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(天性善良的,好的,高兴的,愉快的) good-natured; marked by good cheer; cheerful and good-humored
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(跳跃) jump; hop; place jumped over or from
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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(欢笑) gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
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(优美的,流畅的,蜜一样的) flowing or dropping like honey; sweetly or smoothly flowing, especially in sound
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(动物园) collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept
larder  Speak Example sentences
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(庆祝) rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy
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(食品室,储藏室) pantry; place where food is kept
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(动物园) collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept
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(发酵) cause to rise, especially by fermentation; add a rising agent to
latitude  Speak Example sentences
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(懒洋洋的,没上进心的) lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; lacking spirit or liveliness
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(动物园) collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept
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(范围) freedom from normal restraints; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator
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(释放,使自由) set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control; discharge; release
limber  Speak Example sentences
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(优美的,流畅的,蜜一样的) flowing or dropping like honey; sweetly or smoothly flowing, especially in sound
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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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(柔韧的,可塑的) capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily
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(单音节的) having only one syllable; speaking in curt
limerick  Speak Example sentences
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(五行打油诗) humorous short verse; nonsense song or verse
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(女家长,掌管全家的老太婆) woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe; highly respected woman who is a mother
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(天性善良的,好的,高兴的,愉快的) good-natured; marked by good cheer; cheerful and good-humored
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(语言学) humanistic study of language and literature
liquidate  Speak Example sentences
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(记忆的) assisting, or intended to assist the memory
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(极小的) extremely small; short note
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(跳跃) jump; hop; place jumped over or from
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(清算) settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
loom  Speak Example sentences
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(织布机) appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
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(延长,使变长) extend; make or become longer
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(范围) freedom from normal restraints; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator
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(语言学) humanistic study of language and literature
mansion  Speak Example sentences
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(大厦,公寓) dwelling-house of the better class; a large or stately residence
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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
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(柔韧的,可塑的) capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily
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(单音节的) having only one syllable; speaking in curt
matriarch  Speak Example sentences
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(女家长,掌管全家的老太婆) woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe; highly respected woman who is a mother
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(倦怠的,冷漠的) lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
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(柔韧的,可塑的) capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily
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(弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction