3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (2) - Matching Quizzes
baleful 
1
 | drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness |
| fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance |
| portending evil; harmful in intent or effect. |
| solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs |
bandleader
2
| leader of a dance band; musician who leads a band of musicians |
| discuss lightly or glibly; exchange words heatedly |
| flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft |
| foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel |
barely
3
| just; only; hardly; scarcely |
| move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions |
| give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously |
| discuss repeatedly; attack verbally; work hard upon |
beckon
4
| flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft |
| large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief |
| signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of |
| signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance |
belabor
5
| beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason |
| hinder; obstruct; indicate broadly without great detail; sketch |
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
| discuss repeatedly; attack verbally; work hard upon |
bereft
6
| deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss |
| flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft |
| marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner |
| foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel |
besmirch
7
| soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained |
| just; only; hardly; scarcely |
| foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel |
| support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
betoken
8
| fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance |
| exhibiting self-importance |
| having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable |
| signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of |
brawl
9
| fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party |
| inheritance; legacy; act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another |
| drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness |
| cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated |
bristly
10
| foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief |
| complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape |
| fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance |
| having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable |