3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (1) - Matching Quizzes
abandonment 
1
 | attach; add as supplement or appendix |
| contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| giving up completely; freedom from constraint |
| fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places |
accost
2
| increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time |
| approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request |
| accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically |
| prove genuine; establish authenticity of |
acrimonious
3
| subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity |
| strong feeling of aversion; dislike |
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage |
acrophobia
4
| giving up completely; freedom from constraint |
| fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places |
| dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants |
| claim without justification; claim for oneself without right |
adjunct
5
| ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes |
| something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior |
| particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment |
| accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically |
affinity
6
| in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully |
| durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use |
| natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage |
| name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy |
ambience
7
| increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time |
| succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete |
| particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment |
| calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
antecede
8
| approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request |
| dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants |
| precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order |
| of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing |
antipathy
9
| known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar |
| being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation |
| strong feeling of aversion; dislike |
| manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance |
appellation
10
| give help or support to, especially as a subordinate |
| claim without justification; claim for oneself without right |
| name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy |
| refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice |