3500 ACT Vocabulary

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nadir  Speak Example sentences
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(得到) get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
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(谷底,最低点,天底) lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically
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(忽略,没注意到) ignore; disregard; fail to notice ; watch over
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(迫使,责成) force; bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; do a service or favor for
narcotic  Speak Example sentences
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(麻醉的,催眠的) addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
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(脾气不好的,令人不快的) disagreeable and contrary in disposition; mean or coarse
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(歇斯底里的) extremely disturbed from emotion
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(不用语言的) involving little use of language; lacking verbal skill
nauseate  Speak Example sentences
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(无效的,无价值的,等于零的) invalid; void; nullified; having no legal force; invalid
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(反对的) having an opponent; averse of
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(令人作呕的) cause to become sick; fill with disgust
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(器官上地,有机地,有组织地) in an organic manner, in the use of fertilizers or pesticides that are of animal or vegetable origin
navigable  Speak Example sentences
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(可恨的,可耻的) hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
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(可以通航的) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered
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(眼镜商) maker and seller of eyeglasses
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(过时的) no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
necromancy  Speak Example sentences
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(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
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(城市郊区,边缘) part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
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(发表意见) express an opinion; think; suppose
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(反对的) having an opponent; averse of
negate  Speak Example sentences
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(得到) get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
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(心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的) having or showing excessive or compulsive concern; influenced or controlled by a powerful force
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(拒绝,否定,取消) cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
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(可恨的,可耻的) hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
noncommittal  Speak Example sentences
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(彻底摧毁) destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
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(核子,核心) central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
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(无所不知的) having total knowledge; knowing everything
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(不明朗的,不表态的,中庸的,未决的) very reluctant to give out information
nonconformist  Speak Example sentences
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(不符合传统规范的,不墨守成规旧习的) one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional
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(可忽略不计的) so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
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(硬化,骨化,化石化) change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue
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(显著地,特别地) especially; in a notable manner; remarkably; particularly
null  Speak Example sentences
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(无效的,无价值的,等于零的) invalid; void; nullified; having no legal force; invalid
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(有气味的) having distinctive odor; emitting an odor; sweet of scent; fragrant
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(中型的,自然的,中庸的,公允的) impartial; not supporting one side over another
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(执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion
nutrient  Speak Example sentences
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(营养品) nourishing substance; source of nourishment, especially nourishing ingredient in a food
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(中型的,自然的,中庸的,公允的) impartial; not supporting one side over another
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(可忽略不计的) so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
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(城市郊区,边缘) part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border