3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (1) - Matching Quizzes
abash 
1
 | turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle |
| enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy |
| embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
| make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase |
abbreviate
2
| sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness |
| formal public statement; act of making known publicly |
| helper, additional or subsidiary |
| make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase |
abscond
3
| leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution |
| secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated |
| embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
| manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist |
acceleration
4
| calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics |
| forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor |
| faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time |
| empower; give permission for; sanction |
adulation
5
| excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise |
| increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation |
| suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
| giving up completely; freedom from constraint |
adulterate
6
| make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances |
| calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics |
| disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate |
| gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill |
adverse
7
| eye defect that prevents proper focus |
| free of artificiality; natural; open and honest |
| forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor |
| in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
amorphous
8
| flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use |
| positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath |
| enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy |
| formless; lacking shape or definition |
ancestor
9
| forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor |
| flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use |
| sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness |
| eye defect that prevents proper focus |
annoy
10
| draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure |
| disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate |
| essential quality; reputation; honor |
| flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use |