ESL ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
SAT Vocabularies: 3000 Words 500 Hard Words 500 Essay Words
Group (1) - Matching Quizzes
abrupt 
1
 | (突然的,意外的) broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another |
| (争论,辩论) contentious speech act; argument |
| (祝贺,道喜) act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration |
| (苹果酒,苹果汁) beverage made from juice pressed from apples |
adjust
2
| (调整,使适于) adapt; regulate |
| (陪伴,结交) associate; join |
| (一致,符合) behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards |
| (火山口,弹坑) a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano |
annihilate
3
| (陆军上校) a commissioned military officer |
| (改正,修正) correction; revision |
| (大气,大气层,(某地的)空气) air |
| (毁灭,破坏) destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence |
belie
4
| (两院立法制的) composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches |
| (掩饰,造成假象,矛盾) contradict; give a false impression |
| (一致,符合) behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards |
| (空气,空中) be broadcast on television or radio |
bison
5
| (陆军上校) a commissioned military officer |
| (美洲或欧洲的野牛) any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns |
| (毗连,临近,贴近) be next to; be contiguous to; border on |
| (改正,修正) correction; revision |
blaze
6
| (原子) a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element |
| (燃烧,照耀) brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame |
| (色球) a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere |
| (水晶的,透明的) consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals |
breach
7
| (牛仔) a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback |
| (违约,突破,打破) breaking of contract or duty |
| (水晶的,透明的) consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals |
| (空气,空中) be broadcast on television or radio |
codify
8
| (毗连,临近,贴近) be next to; be contiguous to; border on |
| (简洁,简短) brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking |
| (水晶的,透明的) consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals |
| (编纂) arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize |
coinage
9
| (花束) small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present |
| (造币,货币制度) coins collectively |
| (上下文,语境) circumstance |
| (原子) a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element |
colonel
10
| (蟹) a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply |
| (大气,大气层,(某地的)空气) air |
| (陆军上校) a commissioned military officer |
| (炭,木炭) a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color |