3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (4) - Matching Quizzes
debatable 
1
 | extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon |
| falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth |
| disputable; unsettled; open to doubt or debate |
| process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay |
decollete
2
| disadvantage or inconvenience; shortcoming; refund or remittance, such as a discount on duties or taxes |
| able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste |
| having low-necked dress |
| not harmonious; conflicting; disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant |
defeatist
3
| attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome |
| process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay |
| outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot |
| clarify; free from mystery or obscurity |
defensive
4
| person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people |
| intended or appropriate for defending against; protective |
| period of depression or unhappy listlessness; slack period; state of inactivity |
| clarify; free from mystery or obscurity |
defray
5
| pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for |
| causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy |
| degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing |
| cut into small parts; withdraw or exclude from membership, as of a society or body |
degradation
6
| outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot |
| humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level |
| confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass |
| dig up; unearth; dig up or remove from grave or tomb; bring to public notice |
demagogue
7
| confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass |
| person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people |
| period of depression or unhappy listlessness; slack period; state of inactivity |
| clarify; free from mystery or obscurity |
devout
8
| inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element |
| careful to fulfill obligations; expressing or filled with sense of obligation |
| expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field |
| process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay |
disgorge
9
| disputable; unsettled; open to doubt or debate |
| bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents |
| give off liquid; purify; refine; increase the concentration of |
| tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects |
disheveled
10
| degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing |
| marked by disorder; untidy; having hair in loose disorder |
| grant; present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute |
| giver; one that contributes something, such as money, to a cause or fund |