3500 ACT Vocabulary
3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (12) - Matching Quizzes
tempestuous 
1
 | person without permanent home who moves from place to place; wanderer; tramp |
| long and thin; slender; having little substance |
| very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent |
| long journey to a foreign or distant place, especially by sea; aviation |
tenuous
2
| in a menacing manner; aggressively |
| long and thin; slender; having little substance |
| severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall |
| intellect; mental ability; natural ability to perceive and understand |
terrestrial
3
| long journey to a foreign or distant place, especially by sea; aviation |
| being or existing everywhere; omnipresent |
| empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant |
| earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land |
touchdown
4
| cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water |
| indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent |
| landing; a score in American football |
| friction between body and surface on which it moves |
traction
5
| earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land |
| friction between body and surface on which it moves |
| effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth |
| traitor; one who turns against previous affiliation or allegiance |
troubling
6
| witty sentence, phrase, or remark; wisecrack |
| disquieting; causing distress or worry or anxiety |
| final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme |
| sudden, unexpected piece of good fortune or personal gain |
tube
7
| hollow cylindrical shape; underground railway |
| thin layer; coating consisting of thin layer; ornamental coating to a building |
| firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence |
| enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal |
ultimate
8
| severe pang of pain, as in childbirth; condition of agonizing struggle or trouble |
| final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme |
| very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent |
| friction between body and surface on which it moves |
uniqueness
9
| earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land |
| calmness; peace; freedom from disturbance or agitation |
| singularity; specialty; quality of being one of a kind |
| enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal |
venerate
10
| difficult or impossible to understand; difficult or impossible to measure |
| substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange |
| treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of |
| ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects |