3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (10) - Matching Quizzes
parallelism 
1
 | (التوازي) state of being parallel; similarity in aspect, course, or tendency |
| (ندرة) scarcity; smallness of number; fewness |
| (الثرثرة) speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly; talk artlessly and childishly |
| (تلطيف) lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
parch
2
| (أفراد) group of people willing to obey orders |
| (التوازي) state of being parallel; similarity in aspect, course, or tendency |
| (تحقير) tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling |
| (حمص) burn surface of; roast over fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity |
paroxysm
3
| (ذريعة) excuse; something serving to conceal plans; fictitious reason |
| (الناشزة) something that bulges out; swelling or tumor on the body |
| (النوبة) sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease |
| (يحتجون) expression of disagreement and disapproval; complain against |
partisan
4
| (الرعوية) rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life |
| (التوازي) state of being parallel; similarity in aspect, course, or tendency |
| (طامة كبرى) epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance |
| (الحزبية) one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party |
pathos
5
| (رثاء) tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
| (الثرثرة) speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly; talk artlessly and childishly |
| (الحزبية) one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party |
| (التوازي) state of being parallel; similarity in aspect, course, or tendency |
pejorative
6
| (ثرثرة) speak foolishly; talk idly and at length; chatter |
| (السلبي) lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice |
| (الفقير) very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity |
| (تحقير) tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling |
permeable
7
| (اختراق) penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through |
| (المحافظات) displaying foresight; providing carefully for future; preparing for emergencies |
| (سلامى) compact or close knit group of people, animals, or things |
| (رثاء) tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
plagiarism
8
| (دليل) evidence; demonstration; statement or argument used in such a validation |
| (الانتحال) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| (انحياز) inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness |
| (النوبة) sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease |
polemical
9
| (جدلية) aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
| (استباق) appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity |
| (أفراد) group of people willing to obey orders |
| (امكانيات) inherent capacity for coming into being; an aptitude that may be developed |
potentiality
10
| (ندرة) scarcity; smallness of number; fewness |
| (امكانيات) inherent capacity for coming into being; an aptitude that may be developed |
| (بوليغلوت) speaking, writing, written in, or composed of several languages |
| (الحزبية) one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party |