3500 ACT Vocabulary
| 3500 ACT Vocabulary | Introduction |
| Group (3) - Matching Quizzes |    |
canvas 
1
 | heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative |
| disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass |
| give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve |
| spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient |
caption
2
| serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony |
| act or react with equal force; ; counteract |
| heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative |
| title; chapter heading; text under illustration |
castigate
3
| criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
| title; chapter heading; text under illustration |
| grasp; ability to understand |
| having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite |
cavil
4
| criticise for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections |
| spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient |
| done with or working with others |
| eating or feeding on flesh; predatory |
celibate
5
| fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure |
| goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit. |
| of the same size, extent, or duration as another |
| unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse |
chasm
6
| affected with madness; insane; deranged |
| deep opening in the earth surface |
| wrinkled; shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges |
| expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame |
coalesce
7
| combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite |
| purging or cleansing of any passage of body |
| force into military service; take for public use; seize for military use; take arbitrarily or by force |
| work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort |
commemorate
8
| serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony |
| eating or feeding on flesh; predatory |
| call together; cause to assemble in meeting; convene |
| criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
confluence
9
| act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet |
| fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative |
| cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part |
| metal striker that hangs inside bell and makes sound by hitting side; someone who applauds |
constantly
10
| call together; cause to assemble in meeting; convene |
| work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort |
| in an unchangeable or invariable manner; in every case; perpetually; continually |
| give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve |