3500 ACT Vocabulary

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jaunt  Speak Example sentences
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(短途旅行) short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
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(隐喻) implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
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(误传,有意制造误解) give false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative
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(独占,垄断) exclusive control or possession of something; domination
lackluster  Speak Example sentences
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(善变的,无常的) capricious; liable to sudden unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament
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(暗淡的,无光的,单调的) dull; lacking luster or shine
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(独占,垄断) exclusive control or possession of something; domination
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(关键) something that holds or links various parts together
lexicon  Speak Example sentences
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(字典) dictionary; a stock of terms used in particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary
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(自由主义者) one who advocates individual rights and free will
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(谦虚的,适度的) humble; less ambitious; moderate
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(不适,欠佳) general sense of depression or unease; vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at beginning of illness
libertarian  Speak Example sentences
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(自由主义者) one who advocates individual rights and free will
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(独占,垄断) dominate; occupy; have and control fully and exclusively
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(乱丢) disorderly accumulation of objects; carelessly discarded refuse, such as wastepaper
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(字典) dictionary; a stock of terms used in particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary
lisp  Speak Example sentences
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(发音不清,口齿不清) pronounce the letter s imperfectly; give s and z the sound of th; speak hesitatingly with low voice, as if afraid
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(赠送,赠礼) generous gift; money or gifts bestowed
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(放大,扩大) intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
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(模仿,摹拟) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression
loathsome  Speak Example sentences
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(令人讨厌的) highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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(好战的) fighting or warring; having a combative character; aggressive
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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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(槌棒) hammer; a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head; a light drumstick with a rounded head
loll  Speak Example sentences
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(懒洋洋的坐或靠) be lazy or idle; move, stand, or recline in relaxed manner
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(赠送,赠礼) generous gift; money or gifts bestowed
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(字典) dictionary; a stock of terms used in particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary
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(大理石) hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
malaise  Speak Example sentences
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(无敌的,无比的) incomparable; having no match or equal; unsurpassed; peerless
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(误传,有意制造误解) give false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative
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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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(不适,欠佳) general sense of depression or unease; vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at beginning of illness
mallet  Speak Example sentences
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(运动的,运动学的) relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
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(费力地,艰难地) in a laborious manner; in a manner requiring much labor
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(清算) settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
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(槌棒) hammer; a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head; a light drumstick with a rounded head
matriculate  Speak Example sentences
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(谦虚的,适度的) humble; less ambitious; moderate
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(槌棒) hammer; a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head; a light drumstick with a rounded head
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(好战的) fighting or warring; having a combative character; aggressive
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(入学) enroll in college or graduate school