3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (12) - Matching Quizzes
temerity 
1
 | peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing |
| boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |
| findings of jury on issues of fact for decision; judgment or opinion |
| neigh, as a horse, especially in gentle tone; cry of horse |
tenacity
2
| firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence |
| ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects |
| endure; withstand; allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit |
| instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory |
tensile
3
| ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects |
| instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory |
| peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing |
| capable of being stretched or extended; ductile |
threateningly
4
| in a menacing manner; aggressively |
| unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book or chapter; short literary sketch |
| having no previous example; novel; unparalleled |
| draw back or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from blow |
tremulous
5
| having a hemispherical vault or dome |
| marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous |
| partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen |
| finch-like colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests |
trifling
6
| sell or offer for sale from place to place; sell |
| trivial; of slight worth or importance; frivolous or idle |
| give in; surrender; give forth a natural product; be productive |
| person without permanent home who moves from place to place; wanderer; tramp |
tumble
7
| fall down, as if collapsing |
| large group of people gathered or crowded closely together |
| boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |
| peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing |
unequivocal
8
| admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous |
| everyday speech of people, as distinguished from literary language; natural style; standard native language of a country or locality |
| acting as substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand |
| easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile |
unsightly
9
| partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen |
| endure; withstand; allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit |
| ugly; displeasing to eye; unpleasant to look at |
| opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization |
unstable
10
| inconstant; variable; lacking control of one's emotions; constantly changing |
| give in; surrender; give forth a natural product; be productive |
| admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous |
| large group of people gathered or crowded closely together |