3500 ACT Vocabulary

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kiln  Speak Example sentences
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((砖,石灰等)窑,炉) large oven; furnace
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(大厦,公寓) dwelling-house of the better class; a large or stately residence
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(单音节的) having only one syllable; speaking in curt
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(暗淡的,无光的,单调的) dull; lacking luster or shine
languish  Speak Example sentences
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(丛林) land densely overgrown with tropical vegetation; dense, confused mass
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(范围) freedom from normal restraints; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator
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(无力的,憔悴的) lose animation; be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor
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(倦怠的,冷漠的) lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
latitude  Speak Example sentences
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(范围) freedom from normal restraints; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator
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(笨人,呆子) awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
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(入学) enroll in college or graduate school
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(赞美) give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
lechery  Speak Example sentences
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(公平的) exhibiting good judgment or sound thinking; prudent
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(讽刺的) ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art
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(好色,动机不纯) unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed
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(使声音降低,裹,覆盖,围住) bare end of nose between nostrils
lethargy  Speak Example sentences
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(闪耀的) giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having brilliant surface
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(杰作,名著) chief excellence or great talent; outstanding work of art or craft
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(又热又潮的天气) warm and extremely humid; moist; damp; moldy
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(昏睡,倦怠) inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
liberate  Speak Example sentences
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(释放,使自由) set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control; discharge; release
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(又热又潮的天气) warm and extremely humid; moist; damp; moldy
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(装腔作势的) speaking or walking affectedly or with caution; affectedly elegant and nice
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(单音节的) having only one syllable; speaking in curt
lilliputian  Speak Example sentences
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(极小的) extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty
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(肝脏) large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in upper right chest
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(大而笨重的(通常指人)) big or clumsy, often stupid person
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(暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
loathsome  Speak Example sentences
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(桂冠,荣誉) honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit
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(无力的,憔悴的) lose animation; be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor
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(令人讨厌的) highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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(毒辣的言语,诽谤) speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
martinet  Speak Example sentences
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(肮脏的,凌乱的) dirty; unorganized; disorderly; unpleasantly difficult to settle or resolve
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(富豪,要人,突出的人物) powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry
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(大厦,公寓) dwelling-house of the better class; a large or stately residence
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(严格纪律的人) strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
meander  Speak Example sentences
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(讽刺的) ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art
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(弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction
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(好色,动机不纯) unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed
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(暗淡的,无光的,单调的) dull; lacking luster or shine