3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (4) - Matching Quizzes
daub 
1
 | pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for |
| smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings |
| hard monotonous routine work |
| disarrange; disorder; destroy the organization; make less organized |
deadpan
2
| full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe |
| deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint |
| wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look |
| not harmonious; conflicting; disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant |
deform
3
| change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless |
| field; territory over which rule or control is exercised; networked computers that share a common address |
| turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge |
| hard monotonous routine work |
deft
4
| expressing aversion or dislike; disagreeable |
| quick and skillful; neat in action or performance |
| condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner |
| spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat |
delude
5
| causing damage or harm; injurious |
| turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge |
| deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint |
| clarify; free from mystery or obscurity |
denounce
6
| period of depression or unhappy listlessness; slack period; state of inactivity |
| turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge |
| event that will inevitably happen in the future |
| condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner |
detective
7
| go ashore from ship; unload cargo from ship; leave a vehicle or aircraft |
| distract; withdraw money and move into a different location |
| loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter |
| investigator; one, usually of police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence |
disadvantage
8
| humid; moist; slightly wet |
| event that will inevitably happen in the future |
| condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner |
| drawback; defect; hinder; unfavorable condition or circumstance |
disband
9
| be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline |
| loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter |
| field; territory over which rule or control is exercised; networked computers that share a common address |
| frighten; abate the courage of; discourage |
disconcert
10
| confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass |
| spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat |
| turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge |
| full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe |