3500 ACT Vocabulary
| 3500 ACT Vocabulary | Introduction |
| Group (2) - Matching Quizzes |    |
bandleader 
1
 | flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft |
| suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled |
| estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose |
| leader of a dance band; musician who leads a band of musicians |
barely
2
| fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position |
| poet, especially lyric poet |
| just; only; hardly; scarcely |
| having been delayed; done or sent too late |
barge
3
| flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft |
| helpful; tending to promote physical well-being |
| signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance |
| grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly |
beckon
4
| offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| leader of a dance band; musician who leads a band of musicians |
| signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance |
| rebuke or scold angrily and at length |
becloud
5
| make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds |
| poet, especially lyric poet |
| rebuke or scold angrily and at length |
| feast; entertainment of eating and drinking |
bedrock
6
| feast; entertainment of eating and drinking |
| deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss |
| foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel |
| flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft |
belligerent
7
| having been delayed; done or sent too late |
| inclined or eager to fight; aggressive |
| beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason |
| support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
beneficial
8
| estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose |
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
| helpful; tending to promote physical well-being |
| fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position |
boisterous
9
| marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner |
| rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline |
| frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of |
| fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position |
bombardment
10
| engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel |
| luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth |
| attack with missiles; continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position |
| able to float; cheerful and optimistic |