3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (12) - Matching Quizzes
tally 
1
 | record by making a mark; reckon or count; keep score |
| moving with wavelike motion |
| go through or across, often under difficult conditions |
| relating to motif or idea; relating to theme or topic |
tantamount
2
| freshen; circulate through and freshen |
| intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object |
| ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects |
| equivalent in effect or value |
tarry
3
| dreadfully; frightfully; to a great extent; very much |
| rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour |
| extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter |
| delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait |
temporize
4
| dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom |
| act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision |
| opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization |
| raise to a higher grade or standard; advance |
tender
5
| go through or across, often under difficult conditions |
| easily crushed or bruised; fragile; easily chewed or cut |
| delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait |
| record by making a mark; reckon or count; keep score |
terribly
6
| shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly |
| capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt |
| record by making a mark; reckon or count; keep score |
| dreadfully; frightfully; to a great extent; very much |
timidity
7
| lack of self-confidence or courage |
| marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous |
| delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait |
| friction between body and surface on which it moves |
tortuous
8
| garbage; rubbish; worthless or discarded material or objects |
| harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease |
| ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects |
| marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous |
unemployed
9
| harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease |
| jobless; idle; out of work |
| equivalent in effect or value |
| friction between body and surface on which it moves |
uniformity
10
| dreadfully; frightfully; to a great extent; very much |
| draw back or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from blow |
| sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference |
| deserving high respect; impressive by reason of age; profoundly honored |