3500 ACT Vocabulary
3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (9) - Matching Quizzes
necromancy 
1
 | (巫术,妖术,招魂术) belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; practice of supposedly communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future |
| (拒绝,否定,取消) cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny |
| (神一样的,谜一样的,超自然的,无法理解的) prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous |
| (脾气不好的,令人不快的) disagreeable and contrary in disposition; mean or coarse |
nettle
2
| (鸟类学家) one who makes special study of birds |
| (有气味的) having distinctive odor; emitting an odor; sweet of scent; fragrant |
| (卖弄的,企图惹人注意的,哗众取宠的) showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention |
| (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
nonverbal
3
| (不用语言的) involving little use of language; lacking verbal skill |
| (神一样的,谜一样的,超自然的,无法理解的) prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous |
| (坦率直言的) given to expressing yourself freely or insistently |
| (鸦片剂,安眠的,止痛的) medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction |
nostrum
4
| (秘方,秘药,万应灵药) patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine |
| (义务,职责) act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt |
| (课税过重) heavily burden; tax in excess of what is considered appropriate or just; tax too heavily |
| (不用语言的) involving little use of language; lacking verbal skill |
noxious
5
| (果园) garden; area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees |
| (营养品) nourishing substance; source of nourishment, especially nourishing ingredient in a food |
| (暴行) act of extreme violence or viciousness; offense |
| (有害的) harmful to living things; injurious to health |
nutrient
6
| (显著的,值得注意的) worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important |
| (营养品) nourishing substance; source of nourishment, especially nourishing ingredient in a food |
| (核子,核心) central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core |
| (中子) elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton |
obligation
7
| (虚无主义者) one who believes traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic |
| (义务,职责) act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt |
| (普通的) dull and uninteresting; lacking distinct or individual |
| (暧昧的,混浊不清的) lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy |
obtrude
8
| (神一样的,谜一样的,超自然的,无法理解的) prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous |
| (果园) garden; area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees |
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (营养品) nourishing substance; source of nourishment, especially nourishing ingredient in a food |
occupy
9
| (神一样的,谜一样的,超自然的,无法理解的) prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous |
| (居住) inhabit; live in a certain place; be present in; be inside of |
| (坦率直言的) given to expressing yourself freely or insistently |
| (指定,规定,任命,命令) decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine |
odium
10
| (作品) creative work, as literary or musical composition |
| (讨厌,憎恶) strong dislike, contempt, or aversion; hatefulness; disrepute |
| (过时的) no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion |
| (迷惑,困惑,增加不必要的复杂性) confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |