3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
Materials for Reading & Listening Practice
Quick Access Resources:
Print PDF Quiz/Test Online Study
 Group (9) - Matching Quizzes
Word List   Previous   Next    
narcotic  Speak Example sentences
1
Exercise
(麻醉的,催眠的) addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
Exercise
(全部的,全面的) general; comprehensive; from one end to the other; including everything
Exercise
(愚蠢的人) person regarded as stupid or awkward
Exercise
(冷淡) indifference; lack of concern; composure
nebulous  Speak Example sentences
2
Exercise
(令人作呕的) cause to become sick; fill with disgust
Exercise
(暗的,不透明的) impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
Exercise
(超过) exceed or surpass; leave behind
Exercise
(暧昧的,混浊不清的) lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy
negate  Speak Example sentences
3
Exercise
(作品) creative work, as literary or musical composition
Exercise
(新生词) new or newly invented word or phrase
Exercise
(无嗅的,没有气味的) having no odor; devoid of odor or fragrance
Exercise
(拒绝,否定,取消) cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
nettle  Speak Example sentences
4
Exercise
(新生词) new or newly invented word or phrase
Exercise
(疏忽,忘记) disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
Exercise
(嘈杂的) full of loud and nonmusical sounds; clamorous
Exercise
(烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex
nonchalance  Speak Example sentences
5
Exercise
(冷淡) indifference; lack of concern; composure
Exercise
(妇产科医师) physician specializing in delivery of babies
Exercise
(鸦片剂,安眠的,止痛的) medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction
Exercise
(寡头政治) government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
notable  Speak Example sentences
6
Exercise
(插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
Exercise
(虚无主义者) one who believes traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic
Exercise
(鸟类学) branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds
Exercise
(显著的,值得注意的) worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
notoriously  Speak Example sentences
7
Exercise
(作品) creative work, as literary or musical composition
Exercise
(虚无主义者) one who believes traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic
Exercise
(乳白的) varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; lustrous
Exercise
(声名狼藉地) in notorious manner; ; publicly; openly; plainly
obtrude  Speak Example sentences
8
Exercise
(乳白的) varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; lustrous
Exercise
(插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
Exercise
(愚蠢的人) person regarded as stupid or awkward
Exercise
(不存在) person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in imagination
odorous  Speak Example sentences
9
Exercise
(坦率直言的) given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
Exercise
(新入教者,新信徒) recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated
Exercise
(有气味的) having distinctive odor; emitting an odor; sweet of scent; fragrant
Exercise
(忽略,没注意到) ignore; disregard; fail to notice ; watch over
ogle  Speak Example sentences
10
Exercise
(抛媚眼,送秋波) look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice
Exercise
(全部的,全面的) general; comprehensive; from one end to the other; including everything
Exercise
(无效的,无价值的,等于零的) invalid; void; nullified; having no legal force; invalid
Exercise
(歇斯底里的) extremely disturbed from emotion