3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (1) - Matching Quizzes
aboriginal 
1
 | being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native |
| act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep |
| condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| dictator; ruler having unlimited power |
abut
2
| emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent |
| border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent |
| go away or leave ; missing; not present |
| proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward |
affluence
3
| abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth |
| condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible |
| greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
amass
4
| go away or leave ; missing; not present |
| being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation |
| collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit |
| border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent |
amity
5
| book of literary selections by various authors |
| dictator; ruler having unlimited power |
| firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike |
| friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
anathema
6
| being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation |
| endowed with life; alive; living; animated |
| solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
| something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book |
animus
7
| being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation |
| proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward |
| feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition |
| condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
archipelago
8
| group of closely located islands |
| give help or support to, especially as a subordinate |
| abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth |
| border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent |
arrears
9
| feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition |
| solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
| collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit |
| being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation |
articulate
10
| displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form |
| dictator; ruler having unlimited power |
| expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language |
| emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent |