3500 ACT Vocabulary

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luster  Speak Example sentences
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(肥料,施肥) fertilizer; any animal or plant material used to fertilize land; spread manure
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(光泽,光彩) shine, polish or sparkle; soft reflected light
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(严格纪律的人) strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
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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
madrigal  Speak Example sentences
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(暗淡的,无光的,单调的) dull; lacking luster or shine
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(光泽,光彩) shine, polish or sparkle; soft reflected light
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(亚麻布,亚麻制品) fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; thread made from fibers of the flax plant
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(小曲,牧歌) song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music
maelstrom  Speak Example sentences
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(恶臭的) foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor
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(暗淡的,无光的,单调的) dull; lacking luster or shine
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(漩涡) whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
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(冶金的) pertaining to art or skill of removing metals from ores
malady  Speak Example sentences
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(冶金的) pertaining to art or skill of removing metals from ores
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(记忆的) assisting, or intended to assist the memory
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(放大,扩大) intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
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(疾病) disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
marred  Speak Example sentences
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(受损的) damaged or disfigured by injury or rough wear
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(多汁液的) full of juice; lucrative; richly interesting
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(亚麻布,亚麻制品) fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; thread made from fibers of the flax plant
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(释放,使自由) set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control; discharge; release
marsupial  Speak Example sentences
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(艰苦的,勤劳的) demanding much work or care; tedious
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(又热又潮的天气) warm and extremely humid; moist; damp; moldy
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(有袋哺乳动物（袋鼠、袋熊、袋狼）) any mammal of which the female typically has a pouch in which it rears its young, such as kangaroo or koala
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(放大,扩大) intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
mimetic  Speak Example sentences
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(图例) explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
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(释放,使自由) set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control; discharge; release
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(模仿的,(生物)拟态的) imitative; exhibiting mimicry
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(长命不老) long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
mischance  Speak Example sentences
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(霉运,不幸) unfortunate occurrence; mishap; bad luck
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(长命不老) long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
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(受损的) damaged or disfigured by injury or rough wear
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(释放,使自由) set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control; discharge; release
mitigate  Speak Example sentences
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(简洁的) brief; effectively cut short; marked by use of few words
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(疾病) disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
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(减轻,减缓,中和) make less severe or harsh; moderate
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(霉运,不幸) unfortunate occurrence; mishap; bad luck
modulate  Speak Example sentences
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(控制,调制到标准,调制（信号）) tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
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(多样的,多重的) having, or consisting of more than one part; many
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(释放,使自由) set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control; discharge; release
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(亚麻布,亚麻制品) fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; thread made from fibers of the flax plant