3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (2) - Matching Quizzes
bandleader 
1
 | leader of a dance band; musician who leads a band of musicians |
| dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull |
| engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel |
| heavy substance used to add stability or weight |
barterer
2
| leave to someone by a will; hand down |
| trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money |
| jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface |
| gold and silver in the form of bars |
bedrock
3
| foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief |
| foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel |
| rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
| completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy |
bemoan
4
| regret strongly; express disapproval of |
| completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy |
| serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion |
| pirate; robber upon the sea |
beneficial
5
| helpful; tending to promote physical well-being |
| fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat |
| engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel |
| let down; restrain; lessen force or intensity of; moderate |
benign
6
| clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures |
| flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page |
| kindly; favorable; not malignant |
| surround with armed forces; harass with requests |
bequeath
7
| leave to someone by a will; hand down |
| mislead; delude; deceive by guile |
| let down; restrain; lessen force or intensity of; moderate |
| heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing |
bicameral
8
| composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches |
| defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from |
| rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| hold or carry in equilibrium |
boastful
9
| exhibiting self-importance |
| haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards |
| heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing |
| jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface |
bounce
10
| rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
| mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner |
| jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface |
| foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel |