3500 ACT Vocabulary

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(游手好闲,混日子) proceed slowly; waste time


Spelling Word: dawdle
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(致命的,极度的) fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death


Spelling Word: deadly
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(脆的,易损的,娇弱的) pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way; easily hurt; very subtle in difference


Spelling Word: delicate
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(端庄的,认真的,腼腆的) modest and reserved in manner or behavior


Spelling Word: demure
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(弄干) dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture


Spelling Word: desiccate
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(深恶,憎恶) dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards


Spelling Word: detest
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(消化,理解) process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body


Spelling Word: digestion
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(小心的,谨慎的) free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable


Spelling Word: discreet
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(使郁闷) cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert


Spelling Word: disgruntle
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((使)瓦解,(使)碎裂) fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles


Spelling Word: disintegrate