3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (10) - Matching Quizzes
palimpsest 
1
 | (الإسراف) inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly; wildly immoral |
| (اسقف) church dignitary; senior clergyman |
| (وحا) manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment, that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing incompletely erased |
| (سؤال صعب) person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others |
paradigm
2
| (المبدأ) introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing |
| (نبذة) concise summing up of main points |
| (نموذج) one that serves as a pattern or model; system of assumptions, concepts, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality |
| (البردي) ancient paper made from stem of plant |
parody
3
| (المتحذلق) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (الإسراف) inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly; wildly immoral |
| (محاكاة ساخرة) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (هرم) lacking clarity of meaning; confusing |
pastel
4
| (تعزيز) help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize |
| (سياحة) travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim |
| (مجهد السلمي) one opposed to force; antimilitarist |
| (الباستيل) any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor |
pauper
5
| (دليل) evidence; demonstration; statement or argument used in such a validation |
| (هفوة) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (الحرمان) hardship; state of extreme poverty |
| (الفقير) very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity |
peculiarity
6
| (سلفا) determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly |
| (التربوية) eccentricity; oddness; an odd or unusual characteristic; private ownership; proprietorship |
| (البرجوازية الصغيرة) narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain |
| (المحافظات) displaying foresight; providing carefully for future; preparing for emergencies |
peregrination
7
| (الممرضة) able to cause disease; producing disease |
| (استمرار) endurance; tenacity; state or quality of being persistent; persistency |
| (هفوة) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (سياحة) travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim |
persistence
8
| (الحزبية) one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party |
| (سبقي) sense that something is about to occur; anticipatory fear; premonition |
| (استمرار) endurance; tenacity; state or quality of being persistent; persistency |
| (آية) omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event |
preamble
9
| (انتحل) steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own |
| (صبياني) childish; belonging to childhood; immature |
| (الحرمان) hardship; state of extreme poverty |
| (المبدأ) introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing |
prelate
10
| (صبياني) childish; belonging to childhood; immature |
| (قذيفة) weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; fired, thrown, or otherwise propelled object, such as bullet |
| (الباستيل) any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor |
| (اسقف) church dignitary; senior clergyman |