3500 ACT Vocabulary
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (4) - Matching Quizzes
debauch 
1
 | corrupt; seduce from virtue |
| destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of |
| stubbornly unyielding; marked by sternness or harshness |
| plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss |
decollete
2
| destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of |
| having low-necked dress |
| force to leave; remove from office |
| plunge into water; wet thoroughly; extinguish |
deficient
3
| pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way; easily hurt; very subtle in difference |
| inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element |
| violate with violence, especially to sacred place |
| disagree with; refuse; declare untrue |
degradation
4
| scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops |
| state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement |
| distinguishable; perceptible; capable of being seen or noticed |
| humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level |
deign
5
| form, plan, or arrange in the mind; transmit or give by will |
| condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice |
| unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants |
| keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting |
denounce
6
| excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference |
| condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner |
| force to leave; remove from office |
| float; moving aimlessly; wander |
deny
7
| dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall |
| disagree with; refuse; declare untrue |
| extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness |
| wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look |
desecrate
8
| make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen |
| violate with violence, especially to sacred place |
| keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting |
| lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned |
desolate
9
| violate with violence, especially to sacred place |
| unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants |
| separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts |
| state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement |
dimly
10
| vaguely; in a dim or obscure manner; with dull or imperfect vision or a faint light; not brightly or clearly |
| field; territory over which rule or control is exercised; networked computers that share a common address |
| wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look |
| catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny |