3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (10) - Matching Quizzes
pathos 
1
 | presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous |
| tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
| feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds |
| lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time |
perturb
2
| teaching; art of education; science of teaching |
| induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith |
| drawing; picture or design in paint; action of applying paint to a surface |
| disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion |
peruse
3
| tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
| read or examine, typically with great care |
| expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad |
| major class of plants; primary branch of animal kingdom; division |
photosphere
4
| speak foolishly; talk idly and at length; chatter |
| intensely luminous surface of a star ,especially the sun |
| inoffensive expression of fat; stout |
| antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns |
placid
5
| fruit flesh; any soft or soggy mass |
| expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad |
| disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion |
| peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet |
pliable
6
| drawing; picture or design in paint; action of applying paint to a surface |
| forward-looking; advancing; incremental |
| flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped |
| tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
pollinator
7
| initial; groundbreaking; originating; serving to pioneer |
| make something last; preserve from extinction |
| insect that carries pollen from one flower to another |
| extend out or project in space; stick out |
porous
8
| expertness characteristic of a professional person |
| full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through |
| engaged in, or suitable for a profession |
| give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance |
prate
9
| speak foolishly; talk idly and at length; chatter |
| impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
| move or walk heavily or laboriously; travel slowly but steadily |
| dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual |
preclude
10
| presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous |
| make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate |
| disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion |
| read or examine, typically with great care |