3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (10) - Matching Quizzes
papyrus 
1
 | (палимпсест) manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment, that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing incompletely erased |
| (осадок) rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly |
| (лепет) speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly; talk artlessly and childishly |
| (папирус) ancient paper made from stem of plant |
partition
2
| (педантичным) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (осадок) rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly |
| (раздел) divide into parts, pieces, or sections |
| (упредить) appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity |
patriarch
3
| (болтать) speak foolishly; talk idly and at length; chatter |
| (Патриарх) father and ruler of family or tribe |
| (успокоить) ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence |
| (раздел) divide into parts, pieces, or sections |
patrician
4
| (ловушка) hidden danger; concealed trap; hidden hazard |
| (патриция) belong to noble origin; having high birth |
| (многоженца) one who has more than one spouse at a time |
| (пессимизм) belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess |
pertinent
5
| (соответствующих) having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating |
| (покрасоваться) make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction |
| (пристрастие) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (тяжелый) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
piquant
6
| (Преамбула) introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing |
| (педантичным) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (пикантный) pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive |
| (предпочтительно) favored; better; more desirable or worthy than another; preferred |
politic
7
| (запретительные) tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding |
| (мещанской) narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain |
| (политические) expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy |
| (тяжелый) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
polygonal
8
| (педантичным) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (запретительные) tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding |
| (запрещения) command against; banish; outlaw |
| (полигональных) having many sides or relating to a surface marked by polygons |
prattle
9
| (патриция) belong to noble origin; having high birth |
| (предопределяют) determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly |
| (запретительные) tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding |
| (лепет) speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly; talk artlessly and childishly |
preen
10
| (педантичным) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (Патриарх) father and ruler of family or tribe |
| (прелюдией) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (покрасоваться) make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction |