3500 ACT Vocabulary

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(准确,精密) precision; subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude


Spelling Word: nicety
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(臭名昭著的) known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame


Spelling Word: notoriety
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(有害的) harmful to living things; injurious to health


Spelling Word: noxious
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(使无效) make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of


Spelling Word: nullify
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(谄媚的,拍马屁的,奴性的) slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery


Spelling Word: obsequious
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(妇产科医师) physician specializing in delivery of babies


Spelling Word: obstetrician
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(寡头政治) government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families


Spelling Word: oligarchy
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(鸦片剂,安眠的,止痛的) medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction


Spelling Word: opiate
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(十分轻蔑的,辱骂的) bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous


Spelling Word: opprobrious
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(演讲者) skilled public speaker; person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer


Spelling Word: orator