3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (1) - Matching Quizzes
abate 
1
 | formal public statement; act of making known publicly |
| subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity |
| unselfishly generous; concerned for others |
| fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding |
abbreviate
2
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary |
| fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding |
| make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase |
abridge
3
| unselfishly generous; concerned for others |
| subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity |
| condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs |
absenteeism
4
| ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible |
| no longer current or applicable; antiquated |
| having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial |
| habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty |
adulterate
5
| regarding human beings as the center of the universe |
| superiority or decisive advantage; domination |
| make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances |
| habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty |
affect
6
| ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible |
| indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
| have an emotional or cognitive impact upon |
| providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion |
affinity
7
| natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage |
| go away or leave ; missing; not present |
| ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible |
| providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion |
affront
8
| insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect |
| ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible |
| superiority or decisive advantage; domination |
| having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs |
allusion
9
| having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs |
| formal public statement; act of making known publicly |
| antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
| indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
antediluvian
10
| antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
| natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage |
| in the middle of; among; surrounded by |
| able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary |