3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (10) - Matching Quizzes
palimpsest 
1
 | song of praise or joy; loud and joyous song; song of triumph |
| manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment, that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing incompletely erased |
| split into opposite extremes or camps |
| rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly |
pander
2
| essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality |
| assumed to be such; supposed; rumored |
| offer illicit sex with third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations |
| put or throw flat with face down; cause to lie flat |
paramount
3
| rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly |
| postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| foremost in importance; supreme in rank |
| state of being parallel; similarity in aspect, course, or tendency |
parity
4
| assumed to be such; supposed; rumored |
| observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation |
| offer illicit sex with third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations |
| equality in status or amount; similarity or close |
persistence
5
| full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through |
| highland; upland; relatively flat highland |
| put or throw flat with face down; cause to lie flat |
| endurance; tenacity; state or quality of being persistent; persistency |
photosphere
6
| divide into parts, pieces, or sections |
| state of being parallel; similarity in aspect, course, or tendency |
| intensely luminous surface of a star ,especially the sun |
| fine granular substance produced in flowers; fine bran or flour |
plagiarism
7
| located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary |
| insect that carries pollen from one flower to another |
| having the supreme legislative power |
| theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
pollen
8
| explore with tools; investigate; search |
| cowardly; lacking strength and firmness of mind |
| fine granular substance produced in flowers; fine bran or flour |
| teaching; art of education; science of teaching |
polyglot
9
| full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through |
| incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others |
| speaking, writing, written in, or composed of several languages |
| concise summing up of main points |
precipitate
10
| concise summing up of main points |
| great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty |
| full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through |
| rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly |