3500 ACT Vocabulary

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(开玩笑,揶揄,取消) teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation


Spelling Word: badinage
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(弹幕,火力网) artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles


Spelling Word: barrage
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(屏障,障碍物) hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle


Spelling Word: barricade
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(争吵) engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel


Spelling Word: bicker
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(怪异的) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance


Spelling Word: bizarre
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(毯子,厚的遮盖物) heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing


Spelling Word: blanket
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(退缩,畏缩) draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear


Spelling Word: blench
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(夸张的) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning


Spelling Word: bombastic
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(跳起,弹回) jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface


Spelling Word: bounce
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(活泼的,轻快的) marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner


Spelling Word: brisk