3500 ACT Vocabulary
3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (10) - Matching Quizzes
paean 
1
 | rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils |
| inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness |
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| song of praise or joy; loud and joyous song; song of triumph |
pare
2
| forbiddingly; in a prohibitive manner; so as to prohibit |
| remove outer covering or skin of with knife or similar instrument |
| state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place |
| edge, especially of a round surface; surface of a solid; circumference |
peremptory
3
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| highland; upland; relatively flat highland |
| widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted |
| inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness |
pied
4
| ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence |
| having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolored |
| harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill |
| substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter |
pigment
5
| pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive |
| substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter |
| crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
| inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning |
plutocracy
6
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| society or government ruled by wealthy class |
| pierce, punch, or bore hole or holes in; penetrate |
| edge, especially of a round surface; surface of a solid; circumference |
portend
7
| decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed |
| state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place |
| foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction |
| harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill |
preen
8
| ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence |
| song of praise or joy; loud and joyous song; song of triumph |
| make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction |
| any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals, as elephant |
prevaricate
9
| lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action |
| rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils |
| inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness |
| pierce, punch, or bore hole or holes in; penetrate |
primeval
10
| ability to be molded, formed, or modeled; quality or state of being plastic |
| ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient |
| group of people willing to obey orders |
| pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive |