3500 ACT Vocabulary

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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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(不墨守陈规,不一致) failure to conform; lack of harmony or correspondence


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(声名狼藉地) in notorious manner; ; publicly; openly; plainly


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


Spelling Word: nullify
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(坚定的,倔强的) stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat


Spelling Word: obstinate
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(繁重的) burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing


Spelling Word: onerous
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(机会,时机) favorable or advantageous circumstance; chance for progress or advancement


Spelling Word: opportunity
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(反对的) having an opponent; averse of


Spelling Word: opposed
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(神一样的,谜一样的,超自然的,无法理解的) prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous


Spelling Word: oracular
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(声乐,清唱剧) musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text


Spelling Word: oratorio